My chain length

[Andywinds]

My guess is this is not 64bit compatible?

http://www.machinehead-software.co.uk/bike/chain_length/chain_length_calculator.html

 

[Andywinds]

Park Tool reference, a bit more clearer than the film.

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/#article-section-4

Posting here for my reference, as I won't lose it.

 

[Andywinds]

[QUOTE 4923481, member: 9609"]OK, that makes more sense, I wondered whether you were worried about rejoining them - i'm sure the manual says so shouldn't, but I have many times and never had a failure.

I save all mine up and one day I will have a free chain, I take 4 links of each one so every 14 chains I will get a free one, seriously - I think i'm only about 14 link short -[/QUOTE]
ha ha, yes, I kept al mine until this week. I've rejoined them before, a bit faffy. When I have, they never feel that smooth. At least I had a good discount on the second chain.

 

[MichaelW2]

I threw them in the bin.

Keep the excess links after you have bought 116 chains, you will have one free.

 

[Andywinds]

I've just marked up where I think the chain should be cut for the quick link. Does this look ok?

 

[Andywinds]

Wider view.

 

[DaveReading]

Keep the excess links after you have bought 116 chains, you will have one free.

Er, wouldn't that give you two more chains ?

 

[Andywinds]

I've ran the equation and that give me 52.25, rounded down to 52. So remove to the closest usable link and this means that my previous link was short by a link!!

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Wider view.

Way too long for big/big. If you shift to a smaller sprocket then the jockey won't be able to take up the slack.
Refer to the second post and apply Rule No 1:

 

[Andywinds]

Way too long for big/big. If you shift to a smaller sprocket then the jockey won't be able to take up the slack.
Refer to the second post and apply Rule No 1:

If I make it 1 increment shorter it will become the same length as the chain I got wrong.

This is the sam logic as this picture:

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/#article-section-4

 

[User6179]

I don't know how big the cassette is but is there a possibility that the rear mech is too small for that set up ?

 

[Andywinds]

I don't know how big the cassette is but is there a possibility that the rear mech is too small for that set up ?

11-28, the medium mech can handle up to 28t. All back together seems ok.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

If I make it 1 increment shorter it will become the same length as the chain I got wrong.

This is the sam logic as this picture:

http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/#article-section-4

There's something strange there with that derailer. It's angle is all wrong. Give us a pic of the RD with some good light.

 

[Andywinds]

Here you go. Is this enough detail?

 

[Tim Hall]

Here you go. Is this enough detail?

I might be missing something, but I think your pic needs to show the rear mech.