Packages have arrived today, the brake levers, the clamps for the frame, the chain indicator. Hurray, I thought, test ride today. Yeah, sure.
Brake levers - no problem, on they went, and the grips, and everything is tightened up and tidy. And the front brakes are done, wonderful.
The clamp had to be drilled out, but that's ok.
So far so good. Then it was the turn of the chain indicator. I tried pushing it into the hub, but it wouldn't go. I was pretty sure that nothing was left there, so what is the reason? Luckily, I retained the original indicator, the one with the broken chain, and a brief look at both side by side provided an immediate answer:
Yup, different diameter of the indicator. So here you go, dear proponents of the intelligent design theory. No universe, in which the same company produces chain indicators in two different diameters, because why the heck not, can be said to have been designed intelligently.
I'm not sure how to proceed. Can this chain be dismantled and moved over to the original indicator? Can I fashion a replacement for the chain - perhaps tie the cable to the one remaining link of the chain? Should I just try and order a new chain indicator - of the correct diameter this time?
So close. So damn close.
P.S. And, of course, Sheldon Brown has an
article on the subject, that fully explores the variety of spindles out there.