Originally Posted by
Pars
Thanks for the common sense. I threw the chain on tonight and the derailleur handles the wrap just fine. No point in dealing with this f'ed up chain pin scheme, so will just leave it at this length. I pretty much never use the small chainring on this bike, and would never use the sm-sm anyhow.
Your slightly longer-than-it-needs-to-be chain will also last just a little bit longer, plus you have retained the option to use larger sprockets.