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The callow youth at my LBS offered to replace my spare MTB chain on the
basis that the side slack/play was excessive. On their Chain stretch gauge
the
chain came out as "good", so I didn't replace.
Does anyone have a rule for how much side play is good or bad? (I've got to
admit my chain is pretty droopy sideways.)Chain Side Slack
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Regards
Bob Chambers
Pat and Bob Chambers said:The callow youth at my LBS offered to replace my spare MTB chain on the
basis that the side slack/play was excessive. On their Chain stretch gauge
the
chain came out as "good", so I didn't replace.Does anyone have a rule for how much side play is good or bad? (I've got to
admit my chain is pretty droopy sideways.)Chain Side Slack
I would say that unless you are having difficulties changing gears
cleanly then the side slackness shouldn't be an issue. Excessive
sideways play will eventually prevent clean shifting.
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BrettS
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