Originally Posted by
FBinNY
Plate width varies among chains. This is a non-standard dimension because the plates don't actually run on anything. I can't tell for sure but your chain seems to have plates near the wide end of the range.
are touching the bit of flange
It's possible that the plates are touching the flange at the base of the smallest sprocket.
It's easy enough to check, shift to the sprocket and look.
It looks like it is touching. The freewheel that came with the bike was bad. Would not spin right. It did not have hyper glide ladders on it like this one I put on. The chain is old and so is the chain on the other bike I tested this wheel on. The bike is a woman`s Raleigh Record, late 80`s early 90`s Taiwan. It came with Suntour Accushift 2000 RD and shifters so it is indexed shifting. I have no idea if this was an original shifting setup or an add on? I paid $10 for the bike. Would a new chain help?
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