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Scary chain stretch
It's amazing just how worn a chain will still work fine with hub gears.
I recently changed the 16t sprocket on my folder for a 13t, and had to take half a link out (and was surprised to find the chain had a half link to take out (like this: http://www.63xc.com/toddp/halflink.gif)). The 16t sprocket was itself a replacement a while back for the very hooked one that was originally on it. There was a sort of ticking noise with the new sprocket, so I got a new chain as well, which I've just put on. It's very nearly half a link shorter over the length of the chain (I've moved the axle forwards in the horizontal dropouts rather than refit the worn half link - I think it will be all right when I've tweaked the mudguard spacer a bit (it was improvised as part of the change to 406 wheels). (I've just seen http://www.wiggle.co.uk/Default.aspx?ProdID=5360021268 which is all half links - I'm sure it wasn't there when I was shopping.) |
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Scary chain stretch
Alan Braggins wrote:
It's amazing just how worn a chain will still work fine with hub gears. Your post got me to get out the tool and measure my 'bent chain. I'm amazed that there's still no easily observeable change since 5000km ago. |
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