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08-03-16 | 07:37 PM

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FBinNY

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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by Rflee

Thanks everyone for the help. Just one more silly question. What chain length. Or is there a basic equation for that also?

Equation, maybe, but nobody does it that way.

Scroll back up to post no.3 where I referenced how to determine the minimum chain length. In your case, since you're over capacity the minimum is what you have to go with.

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