Gusset Slink 3/32" spare links anyone?

My new Gusset Slink half link chain does not fit my 42x16 set up by three or so links. I am pretty gutted. It is meant to be a single speed chain as well as bmx :(

Anyone have any spare Slink half links in 3/32" that I could have? I will buy you a beer.

thanks, Ved

ved - r u not overreacting a bit? buy a new chain for a fiver!

yes I suppose I am. I get very excited given the opportunity to tinker and when it does not work out I tend to sulk. WAC.

thanks for the virtual slap in the face kam. needed that.

Hehe i hear you!

Ved, Cavendish Cycles had a "box of odd chain links"...

it was posted on the classifieds.... worth a look, can't find that thread right this moment tho.

there u go..http://www.londonfgss.com/thread13922.html#post448517

cheers Dylan :)

Strange it doesn't fit. I'm running 46/17 and I had to chop a few links off.

You're welcome to the ones I have (5 links). PM me your address (if you can, I'm new here) and I'll stick em in the post.

The mighty power of the forum. Links received. Thanks again Kyuss you're 531.

My new Gusset Slink half link chain does not fit my 42x16 set up by three or so links. I am pretty gutted. It is meant to be a single speed chain as well as bmx :(

Anyone have any spare Slink half links in 3/32" that I could have? I will buy you a beer.

thanks, Ved

I've got the same problem with exactly the same chain and identical gearing. Has anyone got a couple of links going spare?

was just looking to buy one and I have the same ratio, cheers for letting me know!

was just looking to buy one and I have the same ratio, cheers for letting me know!

if you buy from charlie the bike monger he says they will send extra links free of charge

The bike shop I bought mine from sorted me out with a couple of extra links. I added one, installed the chain and was surprised at just how slack it was, considering that without the extra link I couldn't make the ends meet with the back wheel in the frame. The plates were touching, but there wasn't enough overlap to get the pin in.

I had a 4-Jeri tensioner handy, but it became clear that I wouldn't be able to use it to push up because of the way chainline had worked out: the chain would have been rubbing against the chainstays before all the slack had gone. Rather than settling for a setup where the tensioner was pulling down, I decided to experiment and took out the extra link. The chain was almost the perfect length when it came out of the tin, so I thought it'd be worthwhile joining the ends with the wheel out, then forcing the axle back into the dropouts.

This clueless faffing about is how I stumbled on a magic gear!

There's a terrible temptation to tell people it was all planned using one of those magic gear calculators. :-)

Credicott, you might be able to get away with a Slink chain, a 42x16 gear ratio, and no extra links. It'll depend on the bike. If Skinnygav speaks the truth and Charlie will send extra links for nowt, I'd definitely buy from him. He posts stuff out really quickly.