wierd chain problem

[chimichanga]

Hello everyone,
As was trying to shorten a chain i bought today to put on my bike but the problem is if I shorten it just right the chain wont have the both sides the same and i don't that should happen. Hopefully the pictures will explain what I'm trying to. lol

this is how normally it is when i'm connecting a chain

And this is what it will will be if i shorten it for the bike(ingnore the little slug pin at the top of this one)

if I do it this way would the chain break?

 

[66olds98]

lol, you need to pop that last link out(last pic) i would put it together with the master link going through both rollers on both sides. It might work, but, why chance it. I would hatefor you to be busting up hill and POP! Will it work with 1 less link?

 

[chimichanga]

lol, you need to pop that pin out(last pic) i would put it together with the master link going through both rollers on both sides. It might, work, but, why chance it. I would hat efor you to be busting up hill and POP! Will it work with 1 less link?

If I remove that other part to the roller the chain will be too short.

 

[66olds98]

Do you have any more chain, you could add some...

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

take that half link out and put in the master link and then move the wheel itself to tighten/loosen
look into chain tensioners as well to take it one step further

 

[chimichanga]

if i add some more chain it will be loose. The last pictures i have are just from two other chains i was just showing how it will look on the bike with the new chain i have

 

[66olds98]

Did you just add that Drop out picture? just scoot your wheel forward...

 

[chimichanga]

Did you just add that Drop out picture? just scoot your wheel forward...

lol geez i'm an idiot. you are right!

 

[66olds98]

I give the credit to VanillaGorilla. I didnt think you could have actually not thought of that, lol.

 

[tartosuc]

Hello everyone,
As was trying to shorten a chain i bought today to put on my bike but the problem is if I shorten it just right the chain wont have the both sides the same and i don't that should happen. Hopefully the pictures will explain what I'm trying to. lol






And this is what it will will be if i shorten it for the bike(ingnore the little slug pin at the top of this one)

if I do it this way would the chain break?

just assemble the chain without the removable link. repush the slug pin in...

 

[Markm]

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

yea i ment just put the chain together and move the wheel til it fit, thats what i do usually
i guess it didnt come across to clearly