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@mongrel
I can never keep my chain totally tight. It used to annoy the hell outta me, but now I've got to thinking there might be some benefit to a bit of slackness in the chain.
Pedalling smoothly and efficiently is all about applying even power for as much of the pedal strokes as possible, right? So I've taken to using that annoying feeling of give before the chain bites on the sprockets as a warning that my pedalling is inefficient, and so I reckon it's improving my riding by always trying to eliminate this...
Just a random thought really.