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Old 11-25-07 | 11:13 PM
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tynan
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Originally Posted by BRANDUNE
They are not unidirectional in the sense that you cant back pedal, but they are designed to be mounted in a specific direction, they are not symetrical like regular links.

http://www.theshadowconspiracy.com/instr/chain.html
The chains rollers are at a constant pitch (equidistant) and are sized equally.

It make no difference which way around the chain is mounted.

Consider the thought experiment that would be turning your bike (and its symmetrical drive chain) over and mounting the chain whilst your bike is upside down.
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