Bicycle Mechanics - Long cage to Medium

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superjoe95

01-23-04, 07:10 AM

Hi I went from a Long cage derraileur to a Medium cage for my new one and I was wondering does that mean that chain will have to be shorter then the one that was with the long cage?

tommy2pants

01-23-04, 07:17 AM

Hi I went from a Long cage derraileur to a Medium cage for my new one and I was wondering does that mean that chain will have to be shorter then the one that was with the long cage?No. Chain length is defied by the big chainring/big cog. If the chain was the right length to start with and you did not change chainrings or cogs,it's good.