Tightening the chain?

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Originally Posted by Quick281

What seemed to be happening was that I was measuring the slack while the bike was on the stand and this wasn't working properly.

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Also when tightening the chain you should have the rider on it. The more weight on the bike the tighter the chain gets... that's all about geometry.

I still disagree with this, as I said in my last post, at least for my bike. Maybe yours are all different.

The slack specification given in my manual is for the bike ON A REAR STAND. It doesn't matter what the measurement is or how tight it is with you sitting on it on the kickstand on a hill during a full moon. The spec is for the bike with the rear wheel off the ground. At least for my bike it is, and I think most bikes are this way.

If you do the measurement the way you're saying, the chain will be WAYYYYY loose compared to the spec when measured in the correct position.