You need the rear derailleur mounted Brenton to test the length. The Park video is greek to me. The RD should look something like this :
https://www.parktool.com/assets/img/repairhelp/size_002.jpg These always work for me : https://www.omnicalculator.com/sports/chain-length http://www.machinehead-software.co.uk/bike/chain_length/chainlengthcalc.html I can think of much better combos than running the middle ring and the smallest cog, and yes, that's just me. On Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 4:38:03 PM UTC-5 rmro...@gmail.com wrote: > Novice mechanic here but I thought you did the big/big thing with chain > mounted through the rear derailleur? > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 20, 2024, at 3:28 PM, Brenton Eastman <brenton...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > > Rear: 11-36, front: 46-34-22 > > I'm using the big-big chain sizing method recommended by many. Of course > though when pulling most of the slack, my master link lines up with an > outer link. So instead of adding one link [outer+inner] from the match > point to get my cut point, It's *suggested* to add [inner+outer+inner] > and the chain is looking droopy as hell. Rest assured I will never be in a > big-big situation, ever. My rear derailleur is mid-cage so I'm worried it > won't pick up all the slack I'm affording the chain in scenario 1. I mocked > up a 34F to 11R situation, which I do end up in on mellow downhills, and it > looked crazy loose. > > I cut the chain leaving myself the option to cut again, and took photos. > First pic is as recommended by park tool youtube, pull to nearest *inner* > link, add one extra. Super droopy. > > <IMG_3012.jpg> > > > Second pic is mock up of what chain slack would look like if I cut one > more [inner+outer] link out. Still has slack, feels like it wouldn't be a > problem in any normal gearing. > > <IMG_3013.jpg> > > > RD arrives in the mail today. If this exercise is foolish until I have the > RD installed, I can be patient. Just curious if anyone has made the > judgement call to only add .5 links instead of 1 full link. > > -- > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8b7aeb92-e95a-4933-a057-18a0ab1c01fan%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8b7aeb92-e95a-4933-a057-18a0ab1c01fan%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > <IMG_3013.jpg> > <IMG_3012.jpg> > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/42c9cbdf-fc32-4b6b-8f68-165c37308f41n%40googlegroups.com.
