How to count teeth on rear sprocket ?? (serious question:) )

[youngoldbloke]

Shouldn't it be stamped on the teeth somewhere?

It is usually, but sod's law dictates that it's hidden away until you take the cassette off and separate the sprockets.

 

[youngoldbloke]

If you lube little and often, it's not that important to get every link every time, it'll all even out in the long run.

- but I'm obsessive - I take one of those little twist bag-ties you get with a roll of sandwich bags and loop it through one of the links - a simple visual aid! It runs through the rear mech fine, but don't forget to remove before using bike

 

[Deleted member 23692]

If you know the number of links on your chain you can lube to a simple ditty...

xxxx dry links sitting on a chain
xxxx dry links sitting on a chain
and oid one dry link was deliberately lubed, there'd be
xxxx-1 dry links sitting on a chain​

reduce the number by one for each link lubed until you get to zero. Your chain is now lubed

Depending on your chain you can sing in english, japanese or italian for accuracy.

I can do a chain in approx 50 mins now

 

[bpsmith]

Is this bike related?

Indeed, hence posted here. Was reply to post above it.

 

[Milkfloat]

Indeed, hence posted here. Was reply to post above it.

Sorry thought it was a double entendre.

 

[bpsmith]

Sorry thought it was a double entendre.

No worries. It's the Muc Off lube.

Lol. Double entendre.

 

[Milkfloat]

No worries. It's the Muc Off lube.

Lol. Double entendre.

They seriously give you a UV light to go with it?

 

[bpsmith]

They seriously give you a UV light to go with it?

They do with the Ceramic Dry Lube and the Team Sky version. Honestly, not messing about.

 

[slowmotion]

I tried that but it gave me an itchy knee.

Go to your GP immediately. Don't seek medical advice round here. There could be serious conditions lurking below your patella leading to possible amputation.

 

[slowmotion]

For best accuracy go round three time and divide your answer by three to get a statistically valid average

It's probably best to submit your raw data to an internationally recognised group of experts for peer-review before coming to a conclusion. They are usually twiddling their thumbs at this time of year and would probably welcome some casual moolah while taking their ease at their holiday homes. @Flying_Monkey might be able to suggest some experts?

 

[simongt]

I put a dab of Tippex on one of the teeth and then count from that one usually holding a pencil or similar steady to keep track of the teeth as they go past as I revolve the pedals. Dead easy method.

 

[uclown2002]

Come back @Soup890
I'm missing your posts!

 

[Dan B]

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24

16

Though to be fair I have no idea how many teeth on any of the geared bikes