Originally Posted by
Brian
Am I missing something here? The chain is going to be the least expensive part of this project, and you need to buy one anyway. It's not like they're sold by the inch.
It's not the chain itself I was thinking about, but rather what cogs will work with what chain rings to get my tension close enough that a 1/2 link could make it close to perfect. I had read that unless the tension is perfect, the chain will derail if you hit a bump or something, but another poster hear is saying that it is not as critical as chainline so I will just try to get it as close as I can. The bottom line is I don't have horizontal dropouts, I don't want to spend the cash building up an Eno-hubbed wheel and I don't want a Singulator type device to replace the derailleur I just got rid of so I was looking for the best way of eliminating chain sag with just chain link & cog adjustments.