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Originally Posted by travsi
does anyone know why the 10 pitch never caught on?
i heard that it makes a difference, or is that just hearsay?
Is that the metric oddball chain that whoever tried to push a while back? If so, then the theoretical advantage is that it allows you to have more teeth engaged without having such physically large parts, so there would also be a little less weight. Other than that, I see no manner in which a smaller pitch chain could offer an advantage.
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