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Kerry Montgomery
Guest
Hi all,
I've carried a chain tool with me for years in case I break a chain or rear
derailleur and have to shorten the chain to get home. Yesterday came across
a guy with a broken rear derailleur. Shortened the chain, and got it to fit,
and track, from the middle front to the 2nd or 3rd lowest rear sprocket. A
little tight, but rideable. With the vertical dropouts on his bike, did I
just get lucky with the fit? Is there some additional technique that would
make it more likely that a shortened chain will work on a bike with vertical
dropouts? When I started carrying the chain tool, my bike had horizontal
dropouts, but the current bike has vertical ones. Am I fooling myself about
the likelihood of being able to limp home if I break the rear derailleur on
my bike?
Thanks,
Kerry
I've carried a chain tool with me for years in case I break a chain or rear
derailleur and have to shorten the chain to get home. Yesterday came across
a guy with a broken rear derailleur. Shortened the chain, and got it to fit,
and track, from the middle front to the 2nd or 3rd lowest rear sprocket. A
little tight, but rideable. With the vertical dropouts on his bike, did I
just get lucky with the fit? Is there some additional technique that would
make it more likely that a shortened chain will work on a bike with vertical
dropouts? When I started carrying the chain tool, my bike had horizontal
dropouts, but the current bike has vertical ones. Am I fooling myself about
the likelihood of being able to limp home if I break the rear derailleur on
my bike?
Thanks,
Kerry