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edscoble in reply to @Netakure

but I tend to let chains as long as possible.

The old way is to do that to ensure it’s long enough to cross chain, nowadays this need to be avoided especially on the smallest sprocket where the derailleur may not have enough tension to stop the chain from skipping on the 11/10t cog.

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chez_jay in reply to @edscoble

Are you saying you don't have enough chain to go safely into big-big? That is a recipe for a ride-ending total lockup in my experience...

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edscoble in reply to @chez_jay

No, to be fair I didn’t elaborate; with modern bicycles now running a 1 by transmission, it’s too easy to just plop the chain on without realising it could be a little too slack (even thought it held tension and it’s not rubbing on the derailleur.

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