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Old 12-29-09 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by operator
How the hell is it possible to have the wrong chain on a 5 speed FW? All chains will work on that. If it's 1/8 teeth won't even engage. The I.D fo 6/7/8/9/10 speed chains are still 3/32.
That's right. Having too wide of a chain can lead to slipping, since the wider chain can catch on the teeth and jump, but having too narrow of a chain could only lead to poor shifting (I've run narrow chains on 5-speeds without issue many times). There's no plausible way to have too wide a chain on a 5-speed.
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