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[Closed] Will a 7 speed shifter work on a 6 speed block?

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Yay or any? Shimano btw


 
Posted : 03/01/2020 8:09 pm
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Clicky clicky or friction


 
Posted : 03/01/2020 8:17 pm
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No, different spacing between sprockets.
Friction one would be fine.
You might get it to work across 2 or 3 gears but not all the way.
Iirc, every time an extra gear was added, the gaps between each sprocket got something like 0.3mm narrower. As well as the sprocket itself getting narrower too.


 
Posted : 03/01/2020 8:22 pm
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Thought so, just wanting to be 100% sure


 
Posted : 03/01/2020 8:26 pm

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