re: [CR]Chain length on 58 cm Ciocc?

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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:40:15 -0800 (PST)
From: "randy dugan" <rsdugan@yahoo.com>
Subject: re: [CR]Chain length on 58 cm Ciocc?
To: classicrendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>


jesse,

the general rule is to shift to the largest ring and sprocket and the angle of the pulley cage should be about 45 degrees. any closer to horizontal and shifting to the large rear cog will suffer; less, and the chain can sag or the cage will hit the cassette when using small-chainring/small-sprocket combos. your combination isn't very radical so this should be easy to achieve.

of course, with those (off-topic) CN-7700 chains you only get one shot per link, so it's best to measure carefully or even use a zip tie to "mock up" the final result. read the instructions and be very careful when inserting those replacement chain pins as you really don't want the joint to fail.

good luck, randy dugan van nuys, ca usa


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Archive-URL: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=classicrendezvous.10812.0779.eml From: Jesse Hearndon <viper7990(AT)hotmail.com> Subject: [CR]Chain length on 58 cm Ciocc? Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:28:17 -0500

What would the reccomended chain length in links be on an 86' Ciocc? I'm at 112 links now I think.

Drivetrain

52-39 double 27-11 9-speed Dura-Ace chain

Jesse Hearndon
West Melbourne, FL