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Re: Chain adjustment/rear wheel height adjustment



At 07:35 PM 8/7/00 -0400, Paul Steinbacher wrote:
>it's entire range of motion. There is a substantial difference in rear wheel
>height (more than an inch) depending on the direction you choose to turn the
>adjuster. This can make quite a big difference in handling I would suspect.
>Turning the adjuster clockwise will raise the wheel (lower the rear of the
>bike) and turning it counter clockwise will lower the wheel (raise the rear
>of the bike).

I know it's an old post, but it didn't sink in the first time I read 
it......  I initially thought that this meant that the ride height changes 
as your chain stretches (ok, ok - I know - had I thought about it a 
little...). When I installed my new sprockets and chain before the Rallye, 
I inadvertently turned the adjuster the wrong way - while my chain was 
still tight, I had lost 1.5" of ride height in the rear. I first became 
aware of the height difference at the first fill-up on the way to the 
Rallye. With all 3 panniers on and loaded, the rear was compressed enough 
that the bike sat almost straight up on the side stand - not much fun while 
on a slight incline. Once we hit the twisties I immediately began dragging 
the centerstand. Only after dragging my centerstand around 226A did Paul 
come over to check things out and saw that I was in "low-rider" mode.

Popped out the tools and changed it on the spot - no more dragging 
centerstand. While I preferred the handling of the bike in the lower 
position, I felt better knowing that I am not going to plant the 
centerstand in a corner.

- - Eric



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