600 sti 7 speed to a 8 speed

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1. Jesica ethan
   

   Hi! there.
   You have the following options to convert a 7 speed to 8 speed
   8-speed shifters generally work OK on 7-speed setups.  If you stick with 7-speeds, that should be fine.
   
   If you plan to upgrade the cassette to more than 7 speeds, though, I would advise against 8-speeds.
   
   It makes more sense to upgrade to 9-speed, as the expensive part of this conversion is the shifter, and you already need a shifter for the conversion
   
   The only additional parts you need for 9-speed are a new chain and cassette, and these are normally consumable parts anyway
   Some folks will tell you that you need a lot of other stuff to convert an 8-speed bike to 9-speed, but its all wrong.
   
   Hope it will help you out

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