Where to get chains?
07-06-06 | 10:01 PM
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Where to get chains?
OK, so is there some place that sells chain by the foot for recumbent riders, or do I just buy several "conventional" chains and pin them together?
07-07-06 | 12:25 AM
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Originally Posted by FarHorizon
OK, so is there some place that sells chain by the foot for recumbent riders, or do I just buy several "conventional" chains and pin them together?
07-07-06 | 07:14 AM
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Nashbar sells 8- and 9- speed tandem/recumbent chains by KMC. I bought one and it is the same length as the original chain on my Rans Tailwind. The connecting link is difficult to use, though.
07-07-06 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by JanMM
Nashbar sells 8- and 9- speed tandem/recumbent chains by KMC. I bought one and it is the same length as the original chain on my Rans Tailwind. The connecting link is difficult to use, though.
07-07-06 | 06:43 PM
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"is it wise to use a quick-connect link on a recumbent chain?" I've used them on every bent I've built (some have as many as five) and have never had any problems with the links.
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07-07-06 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bentbaggerlen
"is it wise to use a quick-connect link on a recumbent chain?" I've used them on every bent I've built (some have as many as five) and have never had any problems with the links.
07-07-06 | 08:40 PM
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Hostel Shoppe will cut chains to any length that you need. I just asked a couple of days ago. It's a SRAM chain if I recall correctly.
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07-07-06 | 09:11 PM
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9-speed chains are narrower than 8-speed chains which are narrower than 7-speed chains, etc. The cogs on 9-speeds cassettes are closer together than the cogs on 8-speed cassettes , etc.
07-08-06 | 10:30 PM
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my derailleurs spring arm is being pulled towards the pedal by a few inches, also, my two biggest cogs stretch teh chain out too far on my third chainring. I just need a little bit more. Maybe I could order just 1 normal length chain and cut it down a bit.
07-10-06 | 12:38 PM
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I'm nervous that i'm gonna tear off my deraileur arm, because when I shift into that gear(accidently) it locks up, and my deraileur's arm is parallel to the chain. I dunno. I guess I just want the proper ammount of chain to run my bike and all its accoutrement` without hassle.
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07-10-06 | 06:53 PM
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The proper length of chain and the right rear derailler (long cage), I can get 52/34 and 30/11 to work. This is full range of 27 speeds on an Actionbent Tabpole. At 30/11, the cage is only a 1/2" from crashing into the cluster; at 52/34, I have still have about room to move the cage forward about another inch. It takes a little fine tuning. I would lock out the larger gears on the rear cluster until you get this corrected (adjust the derailler stop screw).
