I've taken a link out to do me until a week Saturday (new C&S kit going on) and it's still stretched!!! Fingers crossed it gets me through next week and especially next Monday :107:

Anyone taking a tow rope?

That looks about right to me. My chain looks like that but everytime I check it I've got 1.5 inches of slack from in line with my wheel rim. 1.5 inches is minimum, 2 inches is maximum. I know what ya mean, it does look deceptive.

One thing I would check after 50 miles is that the tensioners on the ends of the swinging arm are still tight. They have a habbit of coming loose on my bike.

They don't do ropes with the same sprocket sizes as chains!

No Miguel it's not loose it has been adjusted as per manual with the correct 40-55mm slack with me sitting on it. But as it says on the box it's a pre-stretched chain which will not need adjusting for a long time therefore the mechanic suggested to be on the safe side and measure the slack with the rider weight included as otherwise it will be too tight

The way I read the manual is 40-55mm without the rider on it. I'll have another read tonight just to be sure.

Good. What do I know about mechanics and chains anyway :015:

No the manual doesn't say anything about the rider, but contrary to this we originally set the slack at 40-55mm without me on it, but when I sat on it, the slack was much less, hence we adjusted it again.

Fran, don't take this the wrong way, but did you eat all the pies?

lol I must have

The chains should be adjusted whilst on a level surface, on a bike stand so you can easily rotate the wheel with NO rider on it. The manual is not 100% clear if the rider is on or not but it is with the rider not on the bike. If the rider was on it then the measurements would vary depending on weight.