Chain Alignment on Double & Triple Cranksets
10-09-07, 10:06 AM
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Chain Alignment on Double & Triple Cranksets
Looking at my bike's triple crankset alignment of the chain to the 10-Speed cassette:
* On the outer ring, the chain looks straightest on the 3rd smallest cog (rear 8th gear?)
* On the middle ring, the chain looks straightest on the 5th smallest cog (rear 6th gear?)
Is that a good compromise on where the front & rear derailleurs have the chain lined up ... between the middle and outer chainrings ... and the 10-speed cassette?
For 10-speed cassettes ... and if you will be doing most of your riding on the outer chainring:
1. Triple Crankset: Which cog should the chain line up with from the middle and from the outer chainrings?
2. Double Crankset: Which cog should the chain line up with from the inner and from the outer chainrings?
* On the outer ring, the chain looks straightest on the 3rd smallest cog (rear 8th gear?)
* On the middle ring, the chain looks straightest on the 5th smallest cog (rear 6th gear?)
Is that a good compromise on where the front & rear derailleurs have the chain lined up ... between the middle and outer chainrings ... and the 10-speed cassette?
For 10-speed cassettes ... and if you will be doing most of your riding on the outer chainring:
1. Triple Crankset: Which cog should the chain line up with from the middle and from the outer chainrings?
2. Double Crankset: Which cog should the chain line up with from the inner and from the outer chainrings?
10-09-07, 12:41 PM
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Read Sheldon on "chainline" and learn the principles involved.
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