Chain too long?
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Chain too long?
Hi. Recently I put a new chain on my bike, and matched the amount of links to the original one. It looks to me like the new chain is hanging a little too much though. What do you guys think?
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Put it in small-small. That's the only way to tell if a chain is too long.
Or big-big, that's the way to tell if a chain is more than big enough.
Or big-big, that's the way to tell if a chain is more than big enough.
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As long as the RD can take up the slack in small/small it is NOT too long.
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Chain slap guard at least .. hard to say if the spoke length is right.
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On a derailleur equipped bike, the sag in the chain is dictated by the amount of tension caused by the spring in the rear derailleur and is therefore never a reliable way to determine if you have the correct chain length. It can be an indication of a damaged derailleur, but yours looks fine.
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While we're at it, the FD is mounted too high as well.
Wonder how many other things we'd see with a full pic of the bike...
Wonder how many other things we'd see with a full pic of the bike...
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