Thread: Replacement Chain - Length
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Old 02-17-04, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by roadbuzz
Your question isn't stupid, but here's my stupid question... why not just make it the same number of links as the old chain (since the old chain will be stretched)? I don't actually count links, just lay 'em down side by side and match links.
Of course this is assuming that the chain was the correct length to begin with. I use the big chainring to the big sprocket method described on parktools.com
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