I agree with others, that it'll look better when threaded through a mounted
derailleur. Definitely do NOT remove another link until you try that
though.Even so, I have definitely had cases where I still felt like
there was too much slack, and ended up replacing the B-screw with a longer
Generally and to all: I've very often decided to use a rd that is far out
of spec in chain takeup for a given chainring + cassette combination, for
all sorts of reasons. Instances: well, first, the DA 7401 (I think it's the
...01) on my present Matthews for an admittedly close ratio 13-25 10-sp
Exactly.
On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 3:32 PM Garth wrote:
> You need the rear derailleur mounted Brenton to test the length. The Park
> video is greek to me. The RD should look something like this :
>
> https://www.parktool.com/assets/img/repairhelp/size_002.jpg
>
> These always work for me :
>
>
The method works only with chain laced through the rear derailleur. A
half-link's difference won't make any difference as to too short or too
long.
Install the RD, loop chain around big ring, through derailleur, and around
big cog; the rd should be stretched but not to point of binding -- ie, a
You need the rear derailleur mounted Brenton to test the length. The Park
video is greek to me. The RD should look something like this :
https://www.parktool.com/assets/img/repairhelp/size_002.jpg
These always work for me :
https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/chain-length
Rear Derailleur = Yes. Mid-cage as stated in original post. My fear is that I’m offering too-much slack. I only have one quick link. I’ll probably mock it up with RD at current length before snapping the quick link in place. On Jan 20, 2024, at 2:21 PM, Patrick Moore wrote:Forgot to add: the
According to this video https://youtu.be/O0YibMDWBAw and most mechanics I’ve learned from it’s less complicated and yields the same resulting length to bypass the rear derailleur. I think if you do the same exercise with the RD installed, you end up with the same chain length. On Jan 20, 2024, at
Novice mechanic here but I thought you did the big/big thing with chain mounted through the rear derailleur?Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 20, 2024, at 3:28 PM, Brenton Eastman wrote:Hi all,Rear: 11-36, front: 46-34-22I'm using the big-big chain sizing method recommended by many. Of course though
