I'm in the process of finding a skip tooth chain that will work on my bike, but my question is why can't a standard chain work since it's 1/2" and the math works out, .5+.5=1. The bike actually has a standard chain on it now and it works, although it makes a clocking noise everytime you pedal as I assume the teeth and the chain aren't meeting up perfectely and the noise is the chain settling into the sprocket. Are there any alternatives to skiptooth chains?
Skip tooth question
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THe chain that's on it now seems beefier than a standard bike chain so I'm not sure what kind of chain it is... It seems pretty wide, not that I"ve measured it, but going by sight it looks different than a standard chain. I wasn't sure if it was some kind of motorized bike chain or something of the sorts (not sure if there is a difference in motorized bike chains).
Your math is flawed. An inch pitch chain/cog is not 1/2 inch pitch with every other tooth missing. It is a combination of .375" and .625" pitch chain links. The tooth profile is .625 inch. There is no chance of running a 1/2 inch pitch chain on an inch pitch cog regardless of width.
Well, whatever kind of chain this is, it works although like I said every time I put force onto the crank it makes a very noticable clicking sound. When I have the dropstand down and turn the pedals by hand I don't get that sound. Here is a picture of the chain, any ideas?
If you're running a 1/2" pitch chain on it, you're probably only getting partial tooth engagement, so technically, it doesn't work. You might be getting some function out of it, but that's not the same thing. As c.p.odom said, the 1" pitch isn't symetric in the link sections. So, you're getting some teeth engaged partly, enough to make the bike move. But when you load it up, you force the chain to slip, this creating the clicking noise. At least, that'd be my theory. I've seen it before with heavier chains in other applications.
