Quote:
Originally Posted by JStonebarger
Question: I seemed to get lucky finding the "magic gear" for my single speed cx bike, but the chain is quite tight. How tight is too tight?
|
can you still turn the cranks? no binding?
if you can't dial in perfect velodrome-worthy chain slack, you can get a teensy bit more by loosening the chainring bolts, going through a couple rotations to allow the chainring to find the best spot, then re-tightening the bolts. If you have a direct mount chainring, this won't work. sorry. another hack is to use an older chain that already has some stretch in it.
all these rigged half-measures are why magic gear is "magic" and requires just the right circumstances to work.