Patrick: Sheldon has a chain length procedure involving running the chain over the big & big combo but not thru the RD, plus a link or 2. Check it out as it's been a while since I looked.
OTH, if it works, why mess with it? Sure, the RD is going to angled out pretty good in the big & big but it still worked? I'd say "no worries". I've used plenty of chains right out of the box that worked fine. I've done Sheldon's procedure. Honestly can't say I see any difference, and I've got a wide range cassette & triple on the Atlantis. dougP On Oct 19, 2:24 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I just put a new Sachs P 48 (? Cheap, 8 speed, NIB) on the Fargo and > found that it is fully two links shorter than the 9 sp chain it > replaced. It will cover the Big/Big combo (46/34 -- note that the 34 > is in the #7 position) without grumbling but the cage is angled > considerably forward. The next-to-biggest cog is a 28, I think, and it > handles that fine. > > No chain suck on todays mixed dirt/pavement 26 mile ride, so perhaps > the added tension is helping keep things in place? > > At any rate, given the above -- and the fact that I never use the > 46/34 anyway; I do use the 46/28 occasionally -- any reason to think > that I ought to add more links? > > -- > Vote early, vote often, vote Rhinoceros!http://tinyurl.com/d7muj2t > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, > ACRWhttp://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.