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I have noticed that the connex links have to be installed int he correct orientation or they do cause some skipping. Predominantly on the smaller cogs, 11t-13t's.. Larger ones didn't seem to affect it. I mistakenly did one wrong on my own bike and it was painfully obvious in the stand that it just didn't fly, so I flipped it, and life was good. There is anotherh problem with them, but it is mostly on the shimano ones.. They seem to have a propensity to break.. a run of chains with weakend/weak side plates got made, and the link pins pull through. not cool. warranty them out though.. |
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I have noticed that the connex links have to be installed int he correct orientation or they do cause some skipping. Predominantly on the smaller cogs, 11t-13t's.. Larger ones didn't seem to affect it. I mistakenly did one wrong on my own bike and it was painfully obvious in the stand that it just didn't fly, so I flipped it, and life was good. There is anotherh problem with them, but it is mostly on the shimano ones.. They seem to have a propensity to break.. a run of chains with weakend/weak side plates got made, and the link pins pull through. not cool. warranty them out though.. |
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I have noticed that the connex links have to be installed int he correct orientation or they do cause some skipping. Predominantly on the smaller cogs, 11t-13t's.. Larger ones didn't seem to affect it. I mistakenly did one wrong on my own bike and it was painfully obvious in the stand that it just didn't fly, so I flipped it, and life was good. There is anotherh problem with them, but it is mostly on the shimano ones.. They seem to have a propensity to break.. a run of chains with weakend/weak side plates got made, and the link pins pull through. not cool. warranty them out though.. |
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John Forrest Tomlinson writes:
What happens if fitted with the heart "upside down"? I checked my two bikes with Connex links and I see one is right side up and the other upside down. I never noticed any difference in how they rode or shifted. Supposedly it doesn't work so well on very small cogs. Don't do that! What do you mean by "supposedly" and how is that caused. This is not religion class. We can't rely on the infallibility of the Pope here. "Let's get to the facks ma'am, just the facks", as Sgt. Friday would say. Jobst Brandt |
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I have noticed that the connex links have to be installed in the correct orientation or they do cause some skipping. Predominantly on the smaller cogs, 11t-13t's.. Larger ones didn't seem to affect it. I mistakenly did one wrong on my own bike and it was painfully obvious in the stand that it just didn't fly, so I flipped it, and life was good. There is another problem with them, but it is mostly on the Shimano ones.. They seem to have a propensity to break.. a run of chains with weakened/weak side plates got made, and the link pins pull through. Not cool. Warranty them out though. This is a far more serious matter than cost. It's safety. When a chain beaks in a standing sprint the rider generally flies over the bars. This is why you shouldn't sprint in top gear on SA-AW three-speed hubs. They reliably pop into neutral under load and speed due to a basic design problem for which they should be taken to court for damages. A known chain link flaw such as what you mention is likewise a major hazard. Jobst Brandt |
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On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 02:45:23 GMT,
wrote: John Forrest Tomlinson writes: What happens if fitted with the heart "upside down"? I checked my two bikes with Connex links and I see one is right side up and the other upside down. I never noticed any difference in how they rode or shifted. Supposedly it doesn't work so well on very small cogs. Don't do that! What do you mean by "supposedly" and how is that caused. This is not religion class. We can't rely on the infallibility of the Pope here. "Let's get to the facks ma'am, just the facks", as Sgt. Friday would say. OK, I'll be more specific. On my bike they make a clicking noise in the 12. What this means in performance I don't know -- I blindly followed the printed instructions not to use it that way after noticing that problem. Oopps, I don't mean problem since I have no proof it was a problem. Call it a phenomenom observed by me. Those instructions seemed to correspond in some way to my experience, but my experience didn't prove anything. Oops, I shouldn't have said "seemed" -- please strike that from the recond. Since I don't have an engineering degree and have not run double-blind tests, I'll try to refrain from putting in any heresay in this group (though Brandt did ask if the manafacturer gave any info on this, so I guess heresay is acceptable in those circumstances.) But I will refrain. Heresay is not aceptable obviously. Thank you for keeping us so clear. Please accept my sincere apologies. JT **************************** Remove "remove" to reply Visit http://www.jt10000.com **************************** |
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snipped OK, I'll be more specific. On my bike they make a clicking noise in the 12. What this means in performance I don't know -- I blindly followed the printed instructions not to use it that way after noticing that problem. Oopps, I don't mean problem since I have no proof it was a problem. Call it a phenomenom observed by me. Those instructions seemed to correspond in some way to my experience, but my experience didn't prove anything. Oops, I shouldn't have said "seemed" -- please strike that from the recond. Since I don't have an engineering degree and have not run double-blind tests, I'll try to refrain from putting in any heresay in this group (though Brandt did ask if the manafacturer gave any info on this, so I guess heresay is acceptable in those circumstances.) But I will refrain. Heresay is not aceptable obviously. Thank you for keeping us so clear. Please accept my sincere apologies. JT John, The "stanfordalumni" part should tell you everything. John |
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