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Old 03-13-06, 09:06 PM
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John E
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Your chain may be too long, or your rear derailleur's cage windup spring may need to be tensioned. In the large-to-large gear combination, can you pull down fairly far on the chain, or is it tight across the top and bottom?

By the way, "chain suck" refers to a chain's failure to release from the chainring at the bottom of the pedal stroke; this is not your problem.

What kind of bike is that? With the gear cables routed under the bottom bracket and the plain parallelogram Campag. rear derailleur (Gran Sport?), I am guessing circa 1980.
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