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Old 07-22-22 | 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by smd4
I'm not sure how to simplify what I wrote.
What do you mean “someone could count two rivets from the same side plate?” What is the “same side plate”? The picture I attached is fairly clear where you start to count from and where you end at. It even fits in your idea of keeping things simple. It’s a whole lot better than measuring the chainstay and doing a bunch of math with charts and derivatives and chainwheel angles.
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