Agreed, thanks Collin. I don't mind splitting the chains but it'd be easier to simply buy one long chain and be done with it.
On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 9:00:11 AM UTC-5 Justin Kennedy wrote: > Good looking out! Thanks for the tip. > > On Friday, February 16, 2024 at 2:15:42 AM UTC-5 kiziria...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> This is a great option, but once you buy two chains once, then save the >> excess, then you only need to buy one more chain for quite a lot of >> intervals thereafter. >> >> How has your experience been running the 11spd chain on 9-speed >> cassettes, if any? >> >> On Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 8:00:57 PM UTC-8 Collin A wrote: >> >>> If like me, you have a longstay Rivendell and have some minor >>> inconveniences with the luxurious ride it provides, I have good news! Most >>> of the Shimano 11 speed chains (which shift great on 9 and 10 speed >>> drivetrains, and last longer than the 9 and 10 speed chains) can now be >>> bought at 126 links long, which means no more cobbling together a normal >>> 114 link plus 10+/- links from another chain. Maybe folks were already >>> aware, but maybe not. >>> >>> For reference, my 51 cm Joe Appaloosa with 52 cm chainstays running a >>> 42/24 chainrings and 11-34 cassette requires 124 links. I'll likely pickup >>> a microshoft sword 10 speed 11-38 to go along with a new chain >>> >>> Search for: shimano 11 speed chain - Performance Bicycle >>> (performancebike.com) >>> <https://www.performancebike.com/search?s=shimano+11+speed+chain> >>> >>> Happy Riding, >>> Collin, no longer splicing chains at least, in Berkeley >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0f550a43-7902-42ba-adb0-fa143a036987n%40googlegroups.com.
