3/32 cog - 1/8 chain ok to use?
08-25-06, 01:51 PM
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3/32 cog - 1/8 chain ok to use?
I noticed all the colored chains on ebay are 1/8 - but my rear fixed cog is 3/32 - any problems with using a larger chain, or should I go with a 3/32?
08-25-06, 02:32 PM
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no problem. it works. might be a little noisier, if your searching for the super stealth ninja drivetrain.
08-25-06, 02:43 PM
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i'm using a 1/8" chain on a 3/32" cog and chainring. it's quiet and it works great
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you can use a 1/8" chain with 3/32" cog/chainring, but not the other way around (3/32" chain with 1/8" cog/chainring)
08-25-06, 05:39 PM
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Hell, I'm using 1/8" chain with a 3/32" cog and a 10s Campy chainring (shut up, it's grey and pretty). Just go with it.
08-25-06, 10:58 PM
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stealth ninja drive train????
08-26-06, 10:22 AM
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I had a 1/8" cog and chain with a 3/32" chainring and it was the most disgusting sounding drivetrain I have ever heard. It felt like the spindles on my bb were about to snap off.
08-26-06, 10:41 AM
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felt like the what?
i went form 1/8 everything to a 3/32 cog and everthing else the same and it was noticably louder. 2c
i went form 1/8 everything to a 3/32 cog and everthing else the same and it was noticably louder. 2c
08-26-06, 10:44 AM
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There was really intense creaking that I could feel in my feet, and it felt like it was coming from the bb
