On 11/14/2016 12:43 PM, Jonathan Anderson wrote:
Thanks all for the input. I'm using a double up front (stock Silver
38/24). Agree, if I could do it over, I would have left an additional
link so it drooped in small, small, but was closer to 45deg. in
big/big. It's not dramatically past 45, which is why I decided to
defer to the wisdom of the crowd to determine if I could safely ride
as is. Sounds like it should be ok, but a bit of additional slack
would be optimal. I'll probably keep as is for a few more rides to
better assess how often I find myself in this gear.
Jon, for your chain splicing, did you attached with pin (pushing pin
back in)? I'm considering just adding back in one of the links I
removed, but worry it might actually be less safe due to weakened
connection/possible chain break.
Back in the day, this was the conventional and only way to remove and
replace chains. It's still considered OK thru 9 speed chains for the
most part, but once you get to 10 and beyond it's no longer recommended
at all. For Shimano chains, back in 7 speed days they went to a
replacement pin with a pointy nose, a bit like a metal suppository, and
once you drove the in in you'd break off the tail. SRAM and others went
to quick links.
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