IME, you might well be lucky and have no problem running 10 speeds with old
cranks. I'm happily using a 10 speed chain with a 8-speed era Logic crank;
no problems.

Friction front shifting, btw.

On Wed, Aug 29, 2018 at 7:58 AM, EasyRider <peter.b...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Riv has said that these cranks aren't 10 speed compatible and others have
> said it's because the xd2 spider spaces the rings a bit too wide for 10
> speed setups (either the narrower chain falls into the gap between rings or
> an indexed FD doesn't push the chain sideways enough to make the shift, or
> both.)
>
> If I wanted to run the xd2 as a compact double (42/28), do you think using
> thin washers to shim the middle ring in closer to the granny ring would
> prevent those 10 speed compatibility issues? I'd leave the outer ring off
> or get a chain guard.
>
> I ask because I have a bike with 10 speed indexing in need of a new crank
> and I just found a pair of xd2s in the coop parts bin for $10.
>
> Pete
> Arlington, VA
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