Originally Posted by
bigbenaugust
My current 1x9 setup (check the link in my sig) is a massive pain in the arse (39x11-34 9sp with a friction-shifting, long-cage Deore). Throws chains all the time (almost daily) and I haven't fully diagnosed the cause yet.
Maybe my chain was just too long, still. I took two more links out of it today and it rode like butter (no, not mushy and yellow!) this morning.
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2006 Trek SU100, 2009 Motobecane Fantom CX, 2011 Motobecane Fantom Cross Uno, and a Bakfiets
Previously: 2000 Trek 4500 (2000-2003), 2003 Novara Randonee (2003-2006), 2003 Giant Rainier (2003-2008), 2005 Xootr Swift (2005-2007), 2007 Nashbar 1x9 (2007-2011), 2011 Windsor Shetland (2011-2014), 2008 Citizen Folder (2015)
Non-Bike hardware: MX Linux / BunsenLabs Linux / Raspbian / Mac OS 10.6 / Android 7