Mountain Bike Chain Too Short
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Mountain bike chain too short. Getting a new bike gave me an excuse to jump from 11 42 cassette to 11 46 on my anthem so i can stay on the 32 oval all the time. Turning the crank by hand check that the chain will shift to the large large combination using the front derailer or rear derailer or both at once without binding. If the chain is too long the derailleur may not be maintaining the proper tension of the chain in harder gears smaller gears. Chain health lubrication and.
I would use a shimano connector pin to add the extra length you need and a quick link to fit the chain to your bike. Chain too short your bike s rear derailleur will tell you the entire story. The photo above taken when the the bike is fully bottomed out shows the derailleur cage pulled fully forward and. With the 11 46 cassette the chain is more taut and i had to loosen the b screw 1 5 turns.
Stretching is a sign of wear and once your chain exceeds the recommended maximum on a chain stretch gauge it needs a full replacement. If you are riding a full suspension bike and the chain is too short as you go through the suspension travel the chain may exceed the movement of the derailleur arm itself. My understanding was there is no loss of strength using a shimano pin. If your replacement bike chain is too long for your bike you ll need to adjust it first for safe riding.
Work by shortening the chain rather than lengthening it. Making the chain too short then lengthening it is a time waster. I have done this to a chain with no problems. I m running a mountain triple and it seems that the chain is slightly too short at it s full length.
Singletracks mountain biking 17 033 views. How do you find the correct chain length for your bike. Chains will also stretch over time but do not shorten the chain to address this issue. I purchased a new kmc dx10sc 10 speed 114 link chain to replace my worn out chain.
Go too short and you may find the housing changes cable tension on its own or the bend is too tight for the inner cable to move.