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Old 02-22-10 | 06:29 PM
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Max Erikhman
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From: Riverside, Rhode Island

Bikes: Raleigh Competition, HardLand FS1000, Specialized Allez, Shwinn Prelude, Shwinn StingRay, GT Silver Comp, Torker Unicycle and an ancient Soviet road bike.

Originally Posted by TejanoTrackie
First off, your FG has larger wheels than your BMX, so you are actually running a bigger gear. With a 44:15, you are running nearly 80 gear inches, which is a pretty high ratio for the street. As to your chain tightness, you need to learn how to tension your chain. There are threads on this forum on the topic of chain tension adjustment.
Thanks a lot. My chain is very tight then. All I have is a little wiggle room on any given chain position. I'm not putting it back
As long as there isn't a HUGE amount of ware...which there isn't, I'm not that worried. Just a little hard to push.
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