I am currently looking to upgrade my front and rear mechs to something along the lines of Shimano LX (depending on prices/deals etc). The industry standar currently seems to be 9 speed setups, but I am running a 7 speed rear mech and 3 chain rings up front. Will the current 9 speed components be compatible with my 7 speed shifters, cassette, chainrings etc??? Shimano don't make their upper end components in 7 speed anymore, but I think it is still possible to LX and upwards in 8 speed. Any ideas??
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Hi all,
I am currently looking to upgrade my front and rear mechs to something along the lines of Shimano LX (depending on prices/deals etc). The industry standar currently seems to be 9 speed setups, but I am running a 7 speed rear mech and 3 chain rings up front. Will the current 9 speed components be compatible with my 7 speed shifters, cassette, chainrings etc??? Shimano don't make their upper end components in 7 speed anymore, but I think it is still possible to LX and upwards in 8 speed. Any ideas??
Mechs are compatible (except that road/MTB front are different). The indexing is all in the shifter, so the shifter has to match the cassette.
