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Old 08-31-12 | 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by 009jim
It's not directly related to numbers of teeth. It's the size or diameter of the cog.
For a fixed chain pitch (1/2" for bicycles), number of teeth dictates pitch diameter, making the two synonymous for any calculation.
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