Re: [St] Aluminum or Steel...SHORTEN THE WHEELBASE? YOU SMOKIN' CRACK?

[John Ulizzi <jaulizzi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Matt, 
 
When I did this to my Superhawk it was an accident ( I cut the chain to the stock length before I realized I was adding three teeth to the program). I inquired with a few local buddies with more experience than myself, and was told if it fits, it's OK, and will shorten the wheelbase, but exactly as you said " we are not good enough riders to notice" the difference. Well, riding ability or lack thereof not with standing, the difference on my Superhawk was close to an inch, and very perceptible. So in an effort to make the RS more flickable, I thought I would do the same thing...
 
John

--- On Sat, 12/20/08, Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [St] Aluminum or Steel...SHORTEN THE WHEELBASE? YOU SMOKIN' CRACK?
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Saturday, December 20, 2008, 6:07 PM

I should have added, I think you're going to be moving the axle  
forward a small fraction of an inch. I'm probably not a good enough  
rider to notice the difference.

On Dec 20, 2008, at 3:03 PM, Matt Knowles wrote:

> I think he was figuring that given the same chain length, if you go  
> to a bigger sprocket in the rear, you're going to have to move the  
> rear axle forward.
>
> On Dec 20, 2008, at 2:57 PM, Steve Boudreaux wrote:
>
>> Where, oh, where did you get the idea changing SPROCKETS will  
>> shorten the WHEELBASE?
>>
>
>
> Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/ 
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