Thread: Rear mech problem
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Old 08-22-08 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by TimJ
Your new chain is longer than the old one.
+1. Did you install the new chain full length as it came in the box? If so, it's longer than the old one and longer than it should be.

Look here and scroll down to the paragraph titled "Chain Length".

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html
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