I had the same thing happen when I was building mine last summer. Last thing on the build was the chain and it didn't fit! But I had splurged for a 1x10 set up so I didn't have any extra links in the parts bin (first 10-speed bike for me). I had to add several links from another chain, which made it a $100 chain total (which hurt at the end of an expensive build!). But now I have extra 10 speed links for life. I also now thing my chain is a bit too long so prob should have just asked the LBS if they had a couple extra lying around. I think it's pretty easy to add links with a quality (Park) chain tool, just be slow and careful and be sure to bend the chain laterally both ways with some strength to loosen up the pins.
Post a pic! I also run drops on mine. Brynnar Indy On Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at 7:28:52 PM UTC-4, LBleriot wrote: > > So, I bought an MIT Atlantis from a fellow member of the bunch, and am > learning the pros and cons of those rrrreeeaaalllyyy long chainstays. They > provide a nice comfy ride, but caused me some head scratching when it came > to fitting a chain. I set up the Atlantis as traditional rambler/tourer > with drop bars, bar end shifters, triple crankset, an 8 speed cassette and > Altus front and rear derailleurs. After reading that Riv uses KMC 116 > link chains, I put one on my new ride. No go; in the big ring, the > derailleur stretches too much. So, back to the shop I went for another > chain to add 6 links to the original chain. Time to bust out the old > school skill of breaking and re-pinning the chain. Am I the only one to > experience this? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/78882819-f66e-4a46-97d9-f0b9f3b03da7%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
