Thread: Chain length and gear sizing beginner
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Old 06-14-19 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by seau grateau
Fair point, but if chainstay length is a limiting factor your bike was designed by idiots.
Or the bike is doing things that weren't envisioned when the bike was designed. I never dreamed I'd be running 35c tires and fix gear on my Peter Mooney when I ordered it 41 years ago to ride very rough gravel. I did spec horizontal dropouts so I "could" run fix gear if I ever wanted to but never dreamed I would.

Guess that makes me an idiot. Funny, I thought I was being smart.

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