Does the 3/32 half link exist?
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Does the 3/32 half link exist?
I changed the cog on my Paddy wagon to a 15t and I'm now in the situation where the rear axle is right at the end of the track-end. If I take out a whole link, the axle is right at the front of the track-end, requiring a chain break to change a flat.
I went to three different bike shops looking for a half-link. I got three different answers; first shop said he had them, but they were out of stock till next week. Second shop had no idea what I was talking about, third shop said they only existed in 1/8 chains.
So whats the deal? Do they exist or not?
I went to three different bike shops looking for a half-link. I got three different answers; first shop said he had them, but they were out of stock till next week. Second shop had no idea what I was talking about, third shop said they only existed in 1/8 chains.
So whats the deal? Do they exist or not?
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This is the same guy, who when I asked for a 1/8" BMX chain for my track bike, came back at me with, "those don't work with 3-speeds", and then refused to sell me the chain.
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You could've answered this question yourself in 0.5s.
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You shouldn't apologize. Your question is legitimate and totally appropriate for this forum. There are unreasonable people on here who illogically always seem to have a problem whenever a reasonable and legitimate thread is created.
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Groupthink that ****.
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out of curiosity, even with the wheel all the way forward in the track ends, are you sure that you cant just rotate the cranks forward and push the chain off at the same time? i ride mine all the way forward into the track ends and still am able to drop the chain when i try.
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out of curiosity, even with the wheel all the way forward in the track ends, are you sure that you cant just rotate the cranks forward and push the chain off at the same time? i ride mine all the way forward into the track ends and still am able to drop the chain when i try.
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out of curiosity, even with the wheel all the way forward in the track ends, are you sure that you cant just rotate the cranks forward and push the chain off at the same time? i ride mine all the way forward into the track ends and still am able to drop the chain when i try.
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Yeah. Less talk on bike forums about useful information, please.
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Since the search function considers 3/32" to be too short a "word" to search for, I thought I'd ask here if a singlespeed-specific 3/32 chain (yea, what's that?) really gives some improvement over a regular 9-speed chain?
What I'm talking about is this product, which I haven't seen for sale at any other fixed-gear-specific shops, so maybe I'm falling for the marketing in the description that says it's less floppy (which sounds good to me) than chains made for derailleurs:
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/SSCHS/CH4201
What I'm talking about is this product, which I haven't seen for sale at any other fixed-gear-specific shops, so maybe I'm falling for the marketing in the description that says it's less floppy (which sounds good to me) than chains made for derailleurs:
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/SSCHS/CH4201
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Do the KMC half links only come in black? I'm after silver. My bike isn't going to explode, but since I have a silver chain a silver half link would be nice. Ben's & Harris and others seem to only have them in black. It doesn't have to be a KMC half link, but I need it to be 3/32".
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Since the search function considers 3/32" to be too short a "word" to search for, I thought I'd ask here if a singlespeed-specific 3/32 chain (yea, what's that?) really gives some improvement over a regular 9-speed chain?
What I'm talking about is this product, which I haven't seen for sale at any other fixed-gear-specific shops, so maybe I'm falling for the marketing in the description that says it's less floppy (which sounds good to me) than chains made for derailleurs:
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/SSCHS/CH4201
What I'm talking about is this product, which I haven't seen for sale at any other fixed-gear-specific shops, so maybe I'm falling for the marketing in the description that says it's less floppy (which sounds good to me) than chains made for derailleurs:
https://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/SSCHS/CH4201
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out of curiosity, even with the wheel all the way forward in the track ends, are you sure that you cant just rotate the cranks forward and push the chain off at the same time? i ride mine all the way forward into the track ends and still am able to drop the chain when i try.
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One more try before just asking this in the Gran Compe tire thread...Does anyone know if a 3/32" half link exists in SILVER?
I have only found them in black.
I have only found them in black.