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Chain length
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:47 pm
by TomiF
I have decided improve my gearing by going 17/42 tooth sprocket combination and I'm now wondering if standard 110 links is enough for chain. So do I need 112 links or is 110 links enough for new sprockets and chain?
Re: Chain length
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:45 pm
by HolerTogni
Hi TomiF!
TomiF wrote:I have decided improve my gearing by going 17/42 tooth sprocket combination and I'm now wondering if standard 110 links is enough for chain. ...
For this gearing the standard chain length is enough.
Worked for me for years 'till I decided to change to 16/42 - perfect for track days (reaching 8000 rpm just right at my braking point at the end of the straights in Oschersleben and Lausitzring
).
Sufficient greetings from Munich!
Re: Chain length
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:20 pm
by steve speed
Re: Chain length
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:11 pm
by Killerwhale
TomiF wrote:I have decided improve my gearing by going 17/42 tooth sprocket combination and I'm now wondering if standard 110 links is enough for chain. So do I need 112 links or is 110 links enough for new sprockets and chain?
KEDO has a neat calculator online, actually gives mm on the axle as well....
KEDO
Re: Chain length
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:57 am
by phuk72
Standard 110 is fine
I recently put a new chain and sprockets on mine (usual 17/42 combo) and the nice people at B&C calculated that I need an extra 2 links over standard. So they sent me a 112.
Which we ended up cutting 2 links out of
Re: Chain length
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:17 pm
by TomiF
Thanks for answers. My trx has now new chain and sprockets installed and that 110 was just fine.
Re: Chain length
Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 8:10 pm
by ekoja
TomiF wrote:Thanks for answers. My trx has now new chain and sprockets installed and that 110 was just fine.
There ya go, aren't we a nice ?
Re: Chain length
Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:11 pm
by TomiF
Sure you are
I can't wait to get to test that on a circuit now.