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How can I tell which size chain my bike uses? When you buy a new chain, tell the bike store guy (BSG) that you need a chain for X speed where X is the number of gears If you buy online, the description of the item will specify this number The size of the links (in mm or inches) is irrelevant if you get the number of gears right The brand will probably be printed on the chain links
how do you make a chain longer with a simple chain breaker? Snap the removed links back onto the chain and place the chain back onto the breaker with the pin facing into the breaker like this: Carefully push the pin back into the link making sure the breaker pin and the roller pin are aligned Misalignment can cause damage to the chain and breaker
What are the advantages of using paraffin wax vs wet lube for bike . . . Time consuming to prepare a chain for first waxing (ALL LUBE must be removed) This step is critical and time consuming (see below) Chain runs a bit nosier, especially if cross chaining Chain must be removed from the bike to re-wax; More paraphernalia required (e g , slow cooker, wax, gloves, solvents, jars) You need to be organized
New Chain causing skipping on cassette - Bicycles Stack Exchange The old chain was a Shimano 9 speed that I installed 18 months and about 5000 miles ago It had stretched modestly and was full of winter cruft grime The new chain is a SRAM 9 speed, my first time using the gold snap ring system I followed instructions and made sure I have the same link count as the chain that came off the bike
Chain skipping when pedaling hard - Bicycles Stack Exchange Since the chain was 5 years old and very worn out, and since the rear cassette was also worn out, I have bought and mounted the following new cassette and chain: SHIMANO XT CS-M770 9-Speed Cassette 11-32 SHIMANO CN-HG93 9-Speed Chain Right after having installed the new chain and new cassette everything was working great
maintenance - How do I re-insert a chain pin that has been pushed . . . If you have a length of the same chain (I always keep the left overs when I put ion a new chain) break the chain again and remake the chain with the leftovers I have (in desperation - bike shops 100km away, no spare chain parts), used a vice and pointy grips to do press the pin in - the repair was dodgy but got us on the road
maintenance - Replace chain at 0. 5% wear, or 0. 75% wear? - Bicycles . . . However, if you ride 1 km on a cassette with 0 5% worn chain, it's different than riding million kilometers on a cassette with 0 5% worn chain Cassette wear happens due to chain wear (as measured in percent), and due to kilometers ridden If chain wears fast, you have less kilometers ridden with that chain So cassette can be saved
maintenance - Does the chain direction make a difference? - Bicycles . . . The proper design performance will be obtained when the CN-7900 is installed so that it faces the correct way If it is installed so that it faces the opposite way, the chain may come off and the bicycle may fall over and serious injury may occur as a result " –
Chain size designations e. g. 1 2 x 3 32 : how to measure? Chain size is specified by pitch and width The pitch is the distance between rollers (1 2" on all modern bicycle chain) The width is nominally the width where the sprocket teeth fit in Bicycle chain comes in four basic widths: 3 16" ( 1875", 4 76 mm), used until the middle of the 20th century on many bicycles; this was inch-pitch chain
Putting pin (s) back into chain - Bicycles Stack Exchange IMHO, this is one of many funny bicycle parts "lawyer notes" Most chain link can sustain few protrusion Yes, pin holes will wear off and the plate will brake if pin protrusion are press too many time, only with improper tools abuse(e g plier, hammer,etc) That's why the "don't do it" come into the picture –