special chain?

[young Ed]

ordering a new chain for my single speed is a geared chin okay or do i need a special SS chain to stop it from jumping off or what ever?
Cheers Ed

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Depends what sprockets you've got on the bike. Single speed sprockets and chainrings are usually wider than geared so a multi speed chain would be too narrow to fit properly.

 

[Smurfy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycle_chain#Width

 

[young Ed]

so really i'm looking for an 1/8"?
Cheers Ed

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Probably. What's the bike?

 

[young Ed]

Probably. What's the bike?

well it will be a geared chain so far because it is only a semi SS due to me not having much to do one night and planning to convert her to an SS in any case so i just ripped off all the crappy gear changing rubbish and set the chain on the cogs i wanted whilst leaving multi speed free wheel and chain rings on.... and then i went and buggered the old chain
i was looking forward to taking that for a spin the next day and all
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

it's just my horrible old cheap appollo one day i will get one of those 150 quid SS or fixed off ebay
Cheers Ed

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

Right, understood. As it's a conversion of a geared bike it will need to be a geared chain to match the existing sprockets.

What have you done to damage the old chain? Sure it's not fixable with a quick link?

 

[young Ed]

Right, understood. As it's a conversion of a geared bike it will need to be a geared chain to match the existing sprockets.

What have you done to damage the old chain? Sure it's not fixable with a quick link?

yeah i have broken it too short
but for the price of a quick link or too i might as well buy a new chain
Cheers Ed

 

[young Ed]

Can you not break both the chain and the bit you took off, but more carefully this time so you don't push the pins all the way out? Then you could restore it to the length you need.

was thinking of that my self and will give it a shot I guess
once I've cleaned all the copper grease off it!
Cheers Ed