here's the situation: bike is Specialized Roubaix Elite (UK/Canada spec). comes with a 50/36 compact crankset, 9 speed 12-26T cassette (SRAM) and 10-speed chain (KMC S-10 Super Narrow). rear derailleur is an ultragra short cage.
i thought the 12-26T cassette was a bit of a joke for a compact crankset so i got the shop to swap it with a 9 speed 11-23T cassette. once that was completed and they were spinning/testing the gears on the workstand, i noticed that there seemed to be quite a bit of slack with the chain when running the gears at 36 front, 11 rear.
being somewhat of a newbie on bike components/mechanics, should i get the shop to change the chain to a 9 speed?
boon
i thought the 12-26T cassette was a bit of a joke for a compact crankset so i got the shop to swap it with a 9 speed 11-23T cassette. once that was completed and they were spinning/testing the gears on the workstand, i noticed that there seemed to be quite a bit of slack with the chain when running the gears at 36 front, 11 rear.
being somewhat of a newbie on bike components/mechanics, should i get the shop to change the chain to a 9 speed?
boon