Chain help
benjo
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in General Chat
I changed my chain today. The old one had 34 links (or 68, depending on how you look at it,) so I have set my new chain to have the same. It now slips a little bit when I'm in the big chain ring, but when I'm on the small one, it really slips.
I'm guessing the new chain is too long? How do I work out how long it should be?
Thanks
I'm guessing the new chain is too long? How do I work out how long it should be?
Thanks
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Wrap the chain around big front cog and big rear cog (cassette)
Do not theaded chain through the rear derailleur.
Pull chain tight.
Add one link and that, my friend, is how long your chain needs to be.
Guess too short and you risk snapping the chain - ouch!!
Too long -well you know that bit.
Always found Mr Sheldonbrown's website to be very helpful
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/chains.html
Thanks
as agent_ti said, it is worth changing chains regularly to get the best life out of the cassette (and chains too, in the medium term).
worth checking the new chain for sticky links, when i last swapped in a new chain i had a stiff link that was causing a bit of slipping to the middle range of the cassette.