I just ordered a 10 speed chain for my Cannondale from Ribblecycles Cycles but, it turns out, I've a 9 speed block. Ribblecycles proved proper unhelpful and refused to amend the order, despite contacting them barely 30 minutes after placing it online.Question: will a 10 speed chain fit a 9 speed block ok?S
Hi Steve,I'm not a cyclist type but just for your info when online retailers don't play nice it can often help to quote:http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/distance-selling-regulations/Andy
8 & 9 speed out is interchangeable (generally), 10 is not. Don't waste your time trying to get it to work. Amongst my many skills, I'm a cytech 2 qualified bike mechanic... If they won't amend the order (which reflects poorly on them), just order the correct one as well, and when the 10 speed fella turns up, return it under the distance selling regs, which give you right to return any item within (can't recall if it's 7 or 14 days) of delivery for a full refund.
Ribble are cheap for a reason. But you can return it as others have said. Compatibility is becoming harder add they is still plenty of old 9 speed about, 10 was standard for a good while, then the idiots decided 11 cogs was a good idea. Plus more proprietary chain rings mean maintaining a push bike is getting more like a motorbike cost.