A newspaper, not a blog: each article answers one question a rider actually asks, with the spec rows that back it and the parts and bikes it concerns.
The Journal
The Journal
- Why your 11-speed chain fits — and the 12-speed one does not
Chain compatibility comes down to one standard most boxes print as a speed count: the chain width. Here it is for the two KMC chains people ask about most, and what it means on an 11-speed and on a 12-speed bike from the fleet.