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jalbrch on January 9, 2024 2:55 pm https://www.parktool.com/en-int/blog/repair-help/chain-length-sizing
Sm1throb on January 9, 2024 3:33 pm Don’t do that. Never use your big chainring and large cassette gear. You’ll bend something important. Whoever did that “one chainring” setup used too big of a gear for that cassette.
Sonicthehaggis on January 9, 2024 3:45 pm You could probably get away with adding a shadow hanger and it will be “ok”.
akademik21 on January 9, 2024 3:55 pm https://preview.redd.it/vkppayqbsfbc1.jpeg?width=2181&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce123f7c7538f2262064a8d98e98c5e732bf5a1c Chain is not too tight if chain derailment lip doesn’t touch a chain.
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Yes
Did you size it correctly?
https://www.parktool.com/en-int/blog/repair-help/chain-length-sizing
Way.
Don’t do that.
Never use your big chainring and large cassette gear. You’ll bend something important.
Whoever did that “one chainring” setup used too big of a gear for that cassette.
You could probably get away with adding a shadow hanger and it will be “ok”.
https://preview.redd.it/vkppayqbsfbc1.jpeg?width=2181&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce123f7c7538f2262064a8d98e98c5e732bf5a1c
Chain is not too tight if chain derailment lip doesn’t touch a chain.
The chain looks a link or 2 short.