Originally Posted by
maddog34
get another master link.... the proper KMC "missing link" will work... and i'd be leaning towards fixing the rear der. and it's hanger...., not working around that fix.
the chain wanted to align itself... go with middle front, and 3rd or 4th in back if you lack funds or knowledge to correct the rear der. issue(s), ok?
FYI... the front Sprockets should be called Big, Middle, Small... and the rear ones should be called LARGEST is 1st , Smallest is 7th, 8th, etc,,, ok? this wording will limit confusion.
4th is the MIDDLE of the rear 7 speed cluster... Middle in front is indeed the middle... these two sprockets should be nearly directly in line with each other, and shouldn't "false shift" in a single speed configuration
Got it. Thank you.
I went out to work on the bike and the chain length is limited. Tried putting it in the big sprocket in combination with the 3rd but the chain wasn't long enough. And tried putting it with the small sprocket and 7th that also didn't work, chain was too short. It seems I can ride the bike for a good little bit with the combination of the small sprocket and the 5th but then it after awhile the back of the chain will want to lift into the 4th, at that point the chain is too stiff to peddle. I need to start reading more bicycle manuals to better understand all this.