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Title: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: munners on October 12, 2007, 01:42 PM

I recently got a Ripper powdered by Dan. Looks awesome. I put the bike together but made a stupid mistake by tightening the rear wheel before i got the chain on.  :idiot2:

As i have tightened it i know that it is gonna mark the dropouts if i undo. Where the problem lies is that i have tried to put a chain on and it is too slack! I have an Izumi on it. The rear wheel needs pulling back and then tightening.

What i need is either a chain with bigger or smaller links so that it fits the postion that the wheel is currently tightened at. Anyone tell me if i links come in different sizes?

Cheers Nick

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: THIRSTYKIRSTY on October 12, 2007, 01:44 PM

 :4_17_5: :4_17_5: :4_17_5:

HEY NICK TRY FITTING HALF LINKS THAT SHOULD DO IT

RUSS :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: BrianP on October 12, 2007, 01:47 PM

they're all a standard pitch nick on bmx, although they do come in different sizes to suit different thickness of chainrings, but you can get 1/2 links to put in if the difference of a full link goes from way too tight to way too loose?

Brian  :daumenhoch:

what russ says ^^^^^^^

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: OrgasmDonor on October 12, 2007, 01:49 PM

half links are sent from the gods :smitten:

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: munners on October 12, 2007, 01:57 PM

I am fookin lost!  :(

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: diesel on October 12, 2007, 02:05 PM

Or get yourself a set of these and you'll never see the damage!

http://www.helixbmx.com/dropouts.htm

plus you wont damage them a second time :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: double chevron on October 12, 2007, 02:07 PM

Ask SuperbikeDan for a warranty, these kind of things should not happen   :LolLolLolLol:

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: SaMAlex on October 12, 2007, 02:13 PM

Quote from: munners on October 12, 2007, 01:42 PM

Anyone tell me if i links come in different sizes?

The size of the links is fixed cos if they were smaller or bigger, the chain wouldnt fit on the chainring or the freewheel. Its not a silly question, but there isnt much you can do. That is why the frame drop out is a slot, cos you cant be sure where the wheel will need to be.

You could try changing the size of the chainring. More teeth on the chainring will make it a bigger diameter, and take up more slack in the chain. This WILL work, but there is only so far you can go.

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: munners on October 12, 2007, 02:15 PM

Top man Alex!

Silly fooker aint i!

Looks like i have got a show bike whith no chain on then.  :P

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: SaMAlex on October 12, 2007, 02:20 PM

Like diesel said. Get yourself some of these, and there will be no problem. Dont most people use them (or something similar) on PKs anyway?


(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/dropoutsaver.jpg)

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: Bob_Acid on October 12, 2007, 02:28 PM

Tipex  :buck2:

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: CD17 on October 12, 2007, 07:00 PM

These...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BICYCLE-CHAIN-1-2-LINK-1-8-KMC-FLY-FIT-T1-HARO_W0QQitemZ180167923936QQihZ008QQcategoryZ56193QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: gossa on October 13, 2007, 06:33 PM

I got some of those dropout sliders from that guy on ebay for the floval and even though they are very well made, they ARE WAY TOO LONG FOR ME FLOVAL DROPOUTS, so beware what you are fitting them into!

If you want to try these i think they'd be ok in the ripper, i'll send them over and you an try them, if they fit just give me what i paid the ebay guy...

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: selfpreservation on October 13, 2007, 09:08 PM

why don you just takesome links out of the chain

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: Waxintaxin on October 14, 2007, 02:00 AM

buy a link extractor

Title: Re: School boy error? Help needed.
Post by: jT Racing on October 15, 2007, 10:58 AM

Quote from: Waxintaxin on October 14, 2007, 02:00 AM

buy a link extractor

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