remove chain link

Quoted message said:

Recently, I replaced my Tiagra long cage rear derailer with Dura ace
7700-gs MEDIUM CAGE rear derailer, do I ned remove several chain
links?

Looking at the directions for sizing a chain, the rear derailer is not
involved, so if you haven't changed your rings or rear cluster, then
you need not change you chain length:

Quoted message said:

From Sheldon Brown's site:

http://sheldonbrown.com/derailer-adjustment.html#chain

"The best technique for setting chain length is to thread the chain
onto the large/large combination, without running it through the rear
derailer. Mesh the two ends on to the large chainwheel so that they
could be connected (outer link meets inner link), then make the chain
one complete link (one inch) longer than that. In almost all cases,
this will give the optimum length."

Thank you.

goodone said:

Recently, I replaced my Tiagra long cage rear derailer with Dura ace
7700-gs MEDIUM CAGE rear derailer, do I ned remove several chain links?
The crankset is triple.

If you didn't change the sprocket sizes at either the wheel or the
cranks, and the new der is able to shift through the entire range
without trouble, then nothing else *must* be changed.
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