Chain adjustment

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Foxy400
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Chain adjustment

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Simple question - is it better to adjust an NC35 chain with the rear wheel on the ground or up on the ol' Abba stand?
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richyrd5
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Re: Chain adjustment

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As long as you get 25mm slack it doesn't matter chap but guess its easier on the stand.
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manicguitarist
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Re: Chain adjustment

Post by manicguitarist »

Get one of these
http://www.tru-tension.com/chain-monkey/
Someone on here recommended them...makes it *so* easy!

Use this chart though, rather than theirs:
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Neosophist
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Re: Chain adjustment

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Foxy400 wrote:Simple question - is it better to adjust an NC35 chain with the rear wheel on the ground or up on the ol' Abba stand?
Cheers.
lift the rear wheel up to make it easy to move the adjuster but measure slack your weight when sittign on the bike
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Foxy400
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Re: Chain adjustment

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Thanks for that.
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