max hop between front chain rings?

[Walter Mitty]

To get a lower gearing on my tourer using campag racing-t, I
recently replaced the inner 24 chain ring with a 22, changed
the outer chain ring for something smaller in order to be
able to lower the front derailleur to enable the cage to
accomadate the smaller inside ring.

On two occasions now the chain has "locked" up - it kind of
caterpillared on the new chain ring after changing.

Is there a maximum gap between front rings?

 

[Bbense+Rec Bicy]

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In article <[email protected]>, Walter
Mitty <[email protected]> wrote:
>To get a lower gearing on my tourer using campag racing-t,
>I recently replaced the inner 24 chain ring with a 22,
>changed the outer chain ring for something smaller in order
>to be able to lower the front derailleur to enable the cage
>to accomadate the smaller inside ring.
>
>On two occasions now the chain has "locked" up - it kind of
>caterpillared on the new chain ring after changing.
>
>Is there a maximum gap between front rings?

_ This sounds like what MTB'ers refer to as "chain suck".

http://www.mtbbritain.co.uk/chain_suck.html

If so you probably need to get a new chain. It's generally a
good idea to get a new chain when you get new chainrings,
especially for such a small chainring. BTW, it's a really
good idea to get steel chainrings for ones that small if at
all possible.

_ Booker C. Bense

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[Walter Mitty]

<[email protected]>
brightened my day with his incisive wit when in
news:[email protected] he conjectured that:

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> In article <[email protected]>, Walter
> Mitty <[email protected]> wrote:
>>To get a lower gearing on my tourer using campag racing-t,
>>I recently replaced the inner 24 chain ring with a 22,
>>changed the outer chain ring for something smaller in
>>order to be able to lower the front derailleur to enable
>>the cage to accomadate the smaller inside ring.
>>
>>On two occasions now the chain has "locked" up - it kind
>>of caterpillared on the new chain ring after changing.
>>
>>Is there a maximum gap between front rings?
>
> _ This sounds like what MTB'ers refer to as "chain suck".
>
> http://www.mtbbritain.co.uk/chain_suck.html
>
> If so you probably need to get a new chain. It's generally
> a good idea to get a new chain when you get new
> chainrings, especially for such a small chainring. BTW,
> it's a really good idea to get steel chainrings for ones
> that small if at all possible.
>
> _ Booker C. Bense
>

Cool : thanks for the link.