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Old 01-10-21 | 07:56 AM
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Ideal chainline puts the gap between the two chainrings in line with the middle of the rear cluster. Spacers between the rings are not a good idea; that will allow the chain to jam between the rings when shifting between them. Chainline adjustments can be made by adding a spacer under the flange of the fixed cup to move the crank outward, or by using a shorter bottom bracket spindle to move the crank inward. Some cartridge bottom brackets allow side-to-side adjustment of the whole cartridge, e.g. Phil Wood. Most inexpensive cartridges do not, although spacers can sometime be installed on the drive side to move the crank outward, and a cartridge with a shorter spindle can move the crank inward.
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