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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Chain Rings and Chain Length
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<blockquote data-quote="Martyn Goodwin" data-source="post: 34085" data-attributes="member: 2433"><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">I am <em>considering </em>fitting two different rear chain rings to my Comet (one each side) so that I will have a slightly lower overall gearing for city and mountain work, and a tad taller gearing available, by rotating the rear wheel, for longer distance cross country runs.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">What I have in mind is a 50 tooth on one side of the rear wheel and a 46 on the other. Big question is will I be able to utilise both/either chain ring <em>without</em> needing to adjust the chain length? Does anyone have experience in this area?</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">If the answer is that for my proposed 4 link difference I would need to adjust the chain size (by insertion/removal of links) then what would be the maximum chain range I could use<em> without</em> the need to add or remove links?? </span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Collective wisdom appreciated,</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Martyn</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Australia</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Martyn Goodwin, post: 34085, member: 2433"] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]I am [I]considering [/I]fitting two different rear chain rings to my Comet (one each side) so that I will have a slightly lower overall gearing for city and mountain work, and a tad taller gearing available, by rotating the rear wheel, for longer distance cross country runs.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]What I have in mind is a 50 tooth on one side of the rear wheel and a 46 on the other. Big question is will I be able to utilise both/either chain ring [I]without[/I] needing to adjust the chain length? Does anyone have experience in this area?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]If the answer is that for my proposed 4 link difference I would need to adjust the chain size (by insertion/removal of links) then what would be the maximum chain range I could use[I] without[/I] the need to add or remove links?? [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Collective wisdom appreciated,[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Martyn[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Calibri]Australia[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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