Guitars and Bikes
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thanks for any advice.
11-32 to 11-34 10 speed, do I need 2 extra links ?
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roubaixtuesday
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No. At most one, and probably none. Try the current chain, but check on the stand in big/ big before riding.
PedallingNowhereSlowly
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On a 1 x drive train i changed a 11-32 to a 11-36 and needed 4 extra links
Guitars and Bikes
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my derailleur is 5700 shimano medium cage btw
SuffolkBlue
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This usually works for me: https://ilovebicycling.com/determine-bike-chain-length/
I've used both method #2 and #3 successfully in the past where I've fitted different sized rear cassettes.
I've used both method #2 and #3 successfully in the past where I've fitted different sized rear cassettes.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
A single link takes two teeth on a rear cog.
The chain will only wrap around 1 more tooth for this change (it only goes around half the total).
So you need only 1/4 of a link adding to go from 32 to 34.
Which is why you will not need more than one new link, and probably none.
I would recommend:
(1) try the current chain, on the stand. If it runs in big/big, you can use the current length. If not, you need an extra link.
(2) replace the chain with a new one either way (always a good idea with a new cassette)
There's no need for any calculations , manuals etc.
The chain will only wrap around 1 more tooth for this change (it only goes around half the total).
So you need only 1/4 of a link adding to go from 32 to 34.
Which is why you will not need more than one new link, and probably none.
I would recommend:
(1) try the current chain, on the stand. If it runs in big/big, you can use the current length. If not, you need an extra link.
(2) replace the chain with a new one either way (always a good idea with a new cassette)
There's no need for any calculations , manuals etc.
T4tomo
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Why would you need the manual? 😭
I assume the OP has eyes? They can fit the 11-34 and then determine whether they need a longer chain, or whether to cut the new one to same length as the old one.
Guitars and Bikes
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with my 32 cassette I run 111 links plus a quick release, if I want to retain using the quick release......would I need 113 links for the 34 cassette ?
sorry for all the questions, I know bog all about this stuff
sorry for all the questions, I know bog all about this stuff
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
with my 32 cassette I run 111 links plus a quick release, if I want to retain using the quick release......would I need 113 links for the 34 cassette ?
sorry for all the questions, I know bog all about this stuff
As per detailed above, probably not.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/1...d-do-i-need-2-extra-links.299766/post-7288101
raleighnut
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No need, as long as the chain will go around Big Sprocket and Big Cog without threading through the rear mech and has a link overlap you're good to go
fossyant
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Should be fine. I've pushed mine (5702) to do 34T. Just wind the B screw in more. I alternate two wheel sets, one 32T one 34T (off road tyres vs road).
PedallingNowhereSlowly
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Because reading the manual will address most assumptions.
Do we know the OPs chain is the correct length in the first place? No we don't.
raleighnut
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Which the wrap round big-big will either confirm or not, it is really the only definite way to tell.
andrew_s
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@roubaixtuesday has confused himself with his strange view that a link is two teeth long - he means 1/2 a link, which everybody else will call one link.
To the rest of the world, a bike chain link is half an inch long, and a derailleur chain* consists of alternating inner and outer links, meaning that a chain must be an even number of links in length.
If you go out and buy a chain that says it's 114 links long, you expect that to mean 57 inches, or 56.5 if there's a quicklink.
* there are available chains for singlespeed or hub gear use in which identical links have cranked sideplates and are inner at one end and outer at the other. They permit chain length adjustment in one-tooth increments, which can be helpful for bikes in which the effective chainstay length isn't adjustable.
