Bill: Yes, that’s how I’ve been managing it. Works perfectly that way, and I take it as good training for front derailluer shifts.
Kiziria: Thank you so much, that’s EXACTLY what I’m looking for! I’ll be sourcing one of these for sure. Wow. On Saturday 27 April 2024 at 09:05:18 UTC+9:30 kiziria...@gmail.com wrote: > Plenty of Shimano Shark Fin's on eBay and elsewhere still to be had. Chain > suck be gone. > > On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 3:08:16 PM UTC-7 Bill Lindsay wrote: > >> "maybe a different derailleur with stronger spring would lessen the chain >> flying around?" >> >> Or a derailleur with a clutch would lessen the chain flying around. IMO >> there is some technique involved also. The upper run of chain is only >> slack when you are coasting. Keep it stuck in your head that if you are >> coasting you ought to already be in the big ring. Maybe that's not >> practical on your terrain, but it's basically impossible for that chain >> mishap to happen from the big ring. >> >> Another idea is a mullet tire setup: wider in front and narrower in back. >> >> Bill Lindsay >> El Cerrito. CA >> >> On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 3:02:06 PM UTC-7 Dan wrote: >> >>> I'd like to hijack this thread with a question relevant to the title, if >>> not the OP's actual question: >>> >>> *How do people manage the loooong chain getting wedged between the tyre >>> and chainstay?* >>> I'm loving my Appaloosa so far, but when I'm in my 24t chainring and on >>> a bumpy road, the chain flys around, hits the knobby side of my rear tyre, >>> and gets sucked in and wedged. It's not a great sound. >>> >>> My first angle of attack is to go for a slightly wider BB. There's a >>> 115mm BB installed now, but the crank manufacturer >>> <https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m8b0s109p3383/SPA-CYCLES-TD-2-Super-Compact-Chainset-with-Zicral-Rings> >>> >>> recommends a 119mm. >>> After that, I'm going to try and fashion a kind of chain bash guard like >>> Ultraromance did >>> <https://youtu.be/B_0qSPMps48?si=Mng6dfjgzG4_QoBY&t=234> on his >>> Atlantis for this very issue. Finally, I'd look at swapping the rear >>> derailleur for one with more tension maybe? I'm using the Deore M591, which >>> looks good, but maybe a different derailleur with stronger spring would >>> lessen the chain flying around? >>> >>> On Friday 26 April 2024 at 00:27:12 UTC+9:30 Edwin W wrote: >>> >>>> I have a Joe Appa with long chain stays, which necessitates a long >>>> chain, longer than a single chain. >>>> >>>> For all of you out there with a long chain bike, what are your best >>>> tips/tricks/techniques for purchasing a chain. Where do you go for a long >>>> chain? >>>> >>>> What else do you think about with chain replacement, maintenance, etc... >>>> >>>> Lifelong learner, breaking cobbled together chains, >>>> >>>> Edwin >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/28eb5e00-383f-4c58-96f5-dc7ecd26a71an%40googlegroups.com.
