SS Conversion Woes
05-04-06, 07:45 AM
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SS Conversion Woes
I need some guidence from those who know. That means you people of this venerable forum :>)
I commute on an Azonic DS1 (horizontal drop-outs) using a Shimano style cassete hub (disc) with spacers and BMX cog. To my eye the chainline is straight. The rear hub has a QR axle, and I have Redline chain tensioners. The front chainring is a 32t Salsa ss ring.
I having difficulty keeping the chain tight. I am thinking of micro adjusting the chain lenght using half links since it's the least expensive solution. What do you think of this? How do you get the chain on when it is at maximum tension? What am I missing?
Thanks
Kevin
I commute on an Azonic DS1 (horizontal drop-outs) using a Shimano style cassete hub (disc) with spacers and BMX cog. To my eye the chainline is straight. The rear hub has a QR axle, and I have Redline chain tensioners. The front chainring is a 32t Salsa ss ring.
I having difficulty keeping the chain tight. I am thinking of micro adjusting the chain lenght using half links since it's the least expensive solution. What do you think of this? How do you get the chain on when it is at maximum tension? What am I missing?
Thanks
Kevin
05-04-06, 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by SpecialKev
To my eye the chainline is straight.
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/chainline.html
Originally Posted by SpecialKev
I having difficulty keeping the chain tight. I am thinking of micro adjusting the chain lenght using half links since it's the least expensive solution. What do you think of this? How do you get the chain on when it is at maximum tension? What am I missing?
Half links are good and will work.
05-04-06, 08:12 AM
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Thanks for the reply. When the chain is so thight and the hub is right up against the drop-out stop, what is the best way to install the chain?
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Originally Posted by SpecialKev
Thanks for the reply. When the chain is so thight and the hub is right up against the drop-out stop, what is the best way to install the chain?
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Originally Posted by SpecialKev
I having difficulty keeping the chain tight.
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It sounds like you're trying to put on the rear wheel, and then put the chain around the cog and chainring. You have to wrap the chain around the cog and chainring, and then pull the wheel back to tighten the chain and tighten the axle nuts. Experiment with proper chain tightness from there.
