questions about half-link chains and sizing on single speed chainring bolts

Dear Tarck,

I did a cheap fixie conversion on my old racing about 9 years ago so I could learn how to peddle in circles. I’m now looking to clean it up to make it my around town cruiser.

Are there any benefits to using a half-link chain(like this one)? I’d assume one good thing would be being able to more finely-tune the position of the rear wheel in the dropout. Anything else? Any other chains you might recommend? I’m looking for a shiny silver/chrome chain to use to match the frame that I am getting chromed.

Also, I have an old '97 campy road crank on the bike. I’m looking to get some shorter crank bolts to ditch my big ring as I cannot stand it just sitting there doing nothing. Any recommendations on the proper length to get? 6 mm?

Thanks for the help.

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Thanks and sorry about the board clutter. I’ll add my questions there.

  1. Unless you have vertical dropouts or some shit there is no point in using a 1/2link chain
  2. They make bolts specifically for single rings, a few seconds spent on google would tell you this
  3. Fuck right off and eat a large container filled with dicks, you cocksucker. You’re a pretty shitty scientist if you can’t even type words into a search engine.

frustrated scientist.

bad scientist.

half link chains are shit. don’t bother. and if you ignore this advice, don’t get the KHE chain because it’s too short.

[quote=sneaky viking]<a href=http://christor.com/go/go.php?sid=5>1. Free yourself from all forms of mental bondage that without your ex boyfriend, life will not be the same.
<a href=http://christor.com/go/go.php?sid=5>2. It took a lot of trips to the doctor and support from her family and friends before Catherine bounced back to normalcy, I suffer from insomnia and ready to suicide, but I’m afraid to use the drug Ambien.
<a href=http://christor.com/go/go.php?sid=5>3. Luckily, she was speedily rescued and rushed to a nearby hospital after she drank about one liter of toilet cleaner. [/quote]
this sums it all up.

half link chains look badass and are aight for vert dropouts.

[quote=pirate]1) Unless you have vertical dropouts or some shit there is no point in using a 1/2link chain
2) They make bolts specifically for single rings, a few seconds spent on google would tell you this
3) Fuck right off and eat a large container filled with dicks, you cocksucker. You’re a pretty shitty scientist if you can’t even type words into a search engine.[/quote]

  1. Thanks, was just making sure I wasn’t missing anything. It has semi-horizontal road dropouts and I can currently tension it fine with a standard chain.
  2. I’ve seen crank bolts labeled “single speed” that have heights between 5 and 7 mm on web searches (even google) and at various retail sites. I was hoping someone had a late 90’s/early 00’s campy crank that they converted and might remember what brand/size they used. I wanted to avoid ordering a set too long (loose chainring) or too short (failure due to limited thread engagement).
  3. Thanks for the inspiraitonal message. I’m all full-up on dicks already, though.

[quote=walrus]bad scientist.

half link chains are shit. don’t bother. and if you ignore this advice, don’t get the KHE chain because it’s too short.[/quote]

Are they loud? Wear themselves or your sprocket/chainring out faster? I’d guess they are heavier due to the extra pins, but I don’t care about weight on this bike.

I thought it looked kind of cool, too.

I spent some time in your country (Joteborg and Trolhattan) - loved it there.

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  1. It’s called Göteborg (Gothenburg)
  2. I’m sure you’ve spent time in my country, it’s called america.
  3. Eat your dicks,for real.

[quote=bold]1. It’s called Göteborg (Gothenburg)
2. I’m sure you’ve spent time in my country, it’s called america.
3. Eat your dicks,for real.[/quote]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahhahaha

perfect

[quote=bold]1. It’s called Göteborg (Gothenburg)
2. I’m sure you’ve spent time in my country, it’s called america.
3. Eat your dicks,for real.[/quote]

  1. Oops
  2. Which country in America? I’ve only been in the U.S.
  3. No thanks.

Curious.

suck my saddle sores

ayhsmss

y’know that sound you get when your chainring bolts are loose? that’s what a half-link chain will give you. get a SRAM pc-1. and if you’re full-up on dicks, find new places to put them.

everyone has to eat teh dicks. :frowning:

but only special kids get to drink the kool-aid. here, have some.