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How Long Will This Last

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#1 ·
iv been riding my rig for a week now like this but havent had a prob but idk its gunna brak soon i feel it :nono:
 
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I tried that once.

It worked great until the chain shifted up, then I had a hell of a time getting the wheel off. Since I was riding horizontal drop-outs, I actually had to break the chain in order to get the wheel off.

I ended up bastardizing an old cassette to achieve the same goal, then I just spent $20 for the conversion kit.
 
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yea dont ask how long it will last just fix it, ive done that before and its not a pretty site when the chain shifts, it bent both my derailleur hanger and my axle, fishcreek should recall that story
 
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nuck_chorris said:
yea dont ask how long it will last just fix it, ive done that before and its not a pretty site when the chain shifts, it bent both my derailleur hanger and my axle, fishcreek should recall that story
ha! atleast yours got fixed. :thumbsup:

its just i had the same bad experience two years ago when i experimented on putting large cogs to act like chain guides, dumb idea. a small bump shifted the chain and like other posters experience, the result is a bent axle, if you are lucky.

keep a chain tool and band aids handy if you ever gonna keep that setup, which i doubt you will after reading the replies.
 
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