Chain question

bikeit65
bikeit65 Posts: 998
edited April 2015 in Workshop
The rear derailleur hanger on my bike snapped yesterday and as a result two chain links are twisted, if i remove both links and replace one with a speed link will the gears work okay with a link short?
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Cannondale CAAD 10 2012.
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  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,322
    Depends on how long it was before it happened.
  • arlowood
    arlowood Posts: 2,561
    Plug your numbers into the calculator below

    http://www.machinehead-software.co.uk/b ... hcalc.html

    Will give you an idea if your shortened chain will still be acceptable
  • cswitch
    cswitch Posts: 261
    if not and chain is still good then buy a new chain - size it accordingly and then use the spare links to lengthen the chain. Perfectly fine to have two quick links in a chain.
  • JayKosta
    JayKosta Posts: 635
    Bikeit65 wrote:
    if i remove both links and replace one with a speed link will the gears work okay with a link short?
    Should work fine unless the chain was previously sized to be at minimum length.
    Even then is should be fine except perhaps for big front / big rear combination.

    Jay Kosta
    Endwell NY USA

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