I’ve never heard anyone doing it like this before
I’ve always done it, that’s the way I was taught for my Cytech and that’s how at least 3-4 other mechanics (that I’ve noticed anyway…) do it.
Reason? You leave as much chain as possible. It’s always at least a link longer than the mech can take in big/big (As long as you’ve worked your capacities out properly…) and leaves you the option of removing a link should your chain snap 🙂
My only issue with PPs method is it seems an 11-28 cassette would have the same length chain as an 11-32 or bigger.
Which is fine. As long as you’ve worked your capacities out properly….!
the small-small method would break the mech.
Absolute twaddle. I do this every…single…day….of….the….week and it’s never, not once, caused a problem.
How on earth do you come to that conclusion, anyway?
Genuine question – why not thread through the mech on the basis that’s how the chain will be running in reality?
No reason at all. That’s what I do. See above 🙂
I am very much in agreement with PP on this one.
Too tight is how you break rear mechs into spokes.
Cheers 🙂