3/32 or 1/8 chain?
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3/32 or 1/8 chain?
Hi,
My current setup is a 3/32 freewheel on one side of a flip flop hup, a 1/8 track cog on the other side, a 3/32 chainring, and a 1/8 chain. Mechanically, the 1/8 chain works with either side of the flip flop hub, but it is kind of noisy. I was thinking about switching to a 3/32 chain to quiet things down (and probably changing the track cog to a 3/32 also). Is there any downside to running a 3/32 chain?
Dave
My current setup is a 3/32 freewheel on one side of a flip flop hup, a 1/8 track cog on the other side, a 3/32 chainring, and a 1/8 chain. Mechanically, the 1/8 chain works with either side of the flip flop hub, but it is kind of noisy. I was thinking about switching to a 3/32 chain to quiet things down (and probably changing the track cog to a 3/32 also). Is there any downside to running a 3/32 chain?
Dave
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Wouldn't it be wonderful if there were a thread for asking questions like this one ?
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespee...community.html
https://www.bikeforums.net/singlespee...community.html
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If everyone posted every question in that thread, it would make it difficult for people like myself to search using the title. Also, wouldn't that make the forum really slow moving and boring for those who doesn't visit that thread?
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I kind of like the ask the community forum because there seems to be a lot going on there, but in some ways it can be harder to use.. If you look at the thread on a mobile device, you have to start at page 1 every time and scroll all the way to the bottom. As the thread gets larger, this might get frustrating (picture scrolling thru 30+ pages to see the one post you want to look at!). Maybe there's a way around it?
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The problem is that people post the same question over and over and over again. Also, you can search by topic rather than just title, which will bring up all the threads that contain that topic. You only have to visit the roadie forum to see the massive number of new threads posted daily, such that threads are rapidly pushed off the front page, never to be seen again.





