Originally Posted by
Rowan
Mind you, I would be concerned if an LBS told me it had temporarily fixed drivetrain wear by shortening the chain. That's a load of smelly baloney and would be laughed out of the Bicycle Mechanics Forum. So, probably find another LBS that won't feed you a line of rubbish and will do the job properly.
Oh, they never said they were fixing the problem. I asked them what they could do to get me through the next few weeks until I could afford to replace things.