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Change to a smaller chainring?
Or a bigger one. The magic gear chart is here
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I'm on 50/18 with a 26" x 1 1/2" tyre so about 70 gear inches with 18 skid patches. 52 is only 9 skid patches, 48 is only 3. So I'd have to go up to 53 or down to 46, neither of which is very appealing. 52 might be alright I suppose. Or find a 51 or 49.
Edit: don't know my chainstay length - I'll have to measure it later - but with 1% chain stretch it was fine with one less link. The new chain ballsed it up
Another edit: a 53 gives 73.5 gear inches which I guess I could manage. And a ridiculous 36 skid patches. I'll check chainstay length later and get either a 52 or 53.
frankenbike
What are my options if my chain tension is shocking and I don't have enough lateral movement in the dropouts to remove a link? Change to a smaller chainring?