SL-K COMPACT MEGAEXO

aameti said:

Could someone tell me if there is a 10 speed and a 9 speed version of the
FSA SL-K COMPACT MEGAEXO cranck.
I was told there is a difference by my local bike shop and that they could
not get the 9 speed version.
I could find this item on many internet sites but it does not show a 9 or 10
speed, and upon calling one of the sites was told there is no difference.
Does anyone know for sure.

If you have a 9s system, just get the '10s' type. No problem or issues
with using a 9 or even 8s chain.

aameti said:

Could someone tell me if there is a 10 speed and a 9 speed version of the
FSA SL-K COMPACT MEGAEXO cranck.
I was told there is a difference by my local bike shop and that they could
not get the 9 speed version.

So use the 10. It won't matter.

Quoted message said:

I could find this item on many internet sites but it does not show a 9 or 10
speed, and upon calling one of the sites was told there is no difference.
Does anyone know for sure.

The difference is in the minds of the marketing people who want you to
pay for the higher-priced "10 speed" part instead of the old, obsolete
9-speed cranks that they were pumping as the Latest And Greatest
*last* year. The only difference would be in the sprockets, not the
cranks...if there was a difference at all, which there might not have
been to begin with. (Other than the label, that is.)

(Theoretically, the 10-speed sprockets may be thinner. In practice,
this is not an issue if you're going to run it as a 9-speed anyway.)

I like to strip all of the x-speed labels off the stuff I use so that
nobody can tell that I'm mismatching with wild abandon. What they
don't know won't cause them to try to annoy me by telling me that what
I rode up on doesn't work. Funny, it got me here...
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Werehatrack said:

9-speed cranks that they were pumping as the Latest And Greatest
*last* year. The only difference would be in the sprockets, not the
cranks...if there was a difference at all, which there might not have
been to begin with. (Other than the label, that is.)

Some years ago Campagnolo had a photograph of a certain component
group's rear derailer, which was available as a "9-speed" and "10-speed"
version. The funny thing was that the photograph of the more expensive
"10-speed" version was actually just a Photoshopped version of the
"9-speed" photograph. This may or may not tell something about the
actual product.

-as

In article PHi7e.11569$jd6.7179@trnddc07 said:

Could someone tell me if there is a 10 speed and a 9 speed version of the
FSA SL-K COMPACT MEGAEXO cranck.
I was told there is a difference by my local bike shop and that they could
not get the 9 speed version.

Campy 10 speed chain ring spacing is .4mm less than 9 speed. If there
is a difference on that crank you can spend $5 on wheels manufacturing .4 or
.5mm spacers.

My FSA compact carbon pro cranks sold as 9 or 10 speed were even narrower
than Campy 10 speed that - more like about .6mm closer than my old
crank. The outer cogs rubbed. Spacing things out a bit got one more cog
useable, .2mm beyond 9 speed spacing made all the cogs work without rub.

YMMV.
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Squid-in-Training said:

Antti Salonen said:

Werehatrack said:

9-speed cranks that they were pumping as the Latest And Greatest
*last* year. The only difference would be in the sprockets, not the
cranks...if there was a difference at all, which there might not have
been to begin with. (Other than the label, that is.)

Some years ago Campagnolo had a photograph of a certain component
group's rear derailer, which was available as a "9-speed" and
"10-speed" version. The funny thing was that the photograph of the
more expensive "10-speed" version was actually just a Photoshopped
version of the "9-speed" photograph. This may or may not tell
something about the actual product.

At that point, you might as well just write "20-speed" and just get way
ahead of the curve...

ShelBroCo made a one-off 63-speed bike, if I'm not mistaken...

(I have toyed with the idea of running off some 11-speed decals on the
silkscreen press to paste on some of my stuff, but the challenge is
coming up with a convincing-looking bogus logo for the mythical maker.

(I still get a laugh out of the guy at Rice U who had a die-cut decal
made to rebrand his beater as a "Gefickt". In Fette Fraktur font, no
less.)
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Werehatrack said:

(I still get a laugh out of the guy at Rice U who had a die-cut decal
made to rebrand his beater as a "Gefickt". In Fette Fraktur font, no
less.)

Seems I am a bit slow. Could someone explain this to me?

Jim Smith said:

Werehatrack said:

(I still get a laugh out of the guy at Rice U who had a die-cut decal
made to rebrand his beater as a "Gefickt". In Fette Fraktur font, no
less.)

Seems I am a bit slow. Could someone explain this to me?

Dear Jim,

Yes, but this is a gefamily newsgroup. Get your mind into
the gutter and things should become clear. Generally, the
etymology from German into English is considered spurious.
As a gehint, consider the acronym SNAGU.

Primly,

Carl Fogel

Werehatrack said:

(Theoretically, the 10-speed sprockets may be thinner. In practice,
this is not an issue if you're going to run it as a 9-speed anyway.)

Actually none of the 9 or 10s chainrings are thinner. Some are closer to
the other ring but measurments show the thickness' the same. BUT as has
been mentioned, Use any crank with any chain. In spite of the
manufacturers trying to differentiate them, they are all intercompaible.

Quoted message said:

I like to strip all of the x-speed labels off the stuff I use so that
nobody can tell that I'm mismatching with wild abandon. What they
don't know won't cause them to try to annoy me by telling me that what
I rode up on doesn't work. Funny, it got me here...