I think it would be that links could be removed rather than need to be removed.I would have thought the mech would be fine but you may need to take some links out of the chain.
I would have thought the mech would be fine but you may need to take some links out of the chain.
Good morning, is it possible to switch from a Shimano 10 speed 11-42 cassette to an 11-32 one on a Pinnacle hybrid bike, without needing another shifter or rear mech? Failing that, is there a more suitable (11-36?) swap?
Thanks in advance.
You will have to shorten the chain under certain conditions.
Shift to small front, small back. Then look at the RD. if the cage is now horizontal or above it, it means that the spring now longer exererts tension on the chain and it could shake out of track on the cassette. It needs to exert some spring tension on the chain and by definiton, the horizontal and above location is a geometric indivation that the chain is now completely slack.