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- From: EPLUS17@vmd.cso.uiuc.edu (Richard Engelbrecht-Wiggans)
- Subject: Re: Tandem crossover rings.
- References: <93019.193822ASLXG@ASUACAD.BITNET> <C15M40.Loz@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> <C15uwz.39t@watserv2.uwaterloo.ca> <C19CDM.M1p@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk>
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 04:03:27 GMT
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- In article <C19CDM.M1p@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk>
- ccsdhd@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk (Dennis Davis) writes:
-
- >
- >There is one esoteric case where this might make a difference.
- >That is on tandems fitted with a crossover chainset. A suitable
- >choice of crossover rings can ensure that the chain gradually moves
- >around the rings. As you often have a limited choice in the number
- >of links in the chain, a good bet is to have crossover rings with a
- >prime number of teeth. It took me a long time before I realised
- >why my secondhand tandem came equipped with crossover rings of 43
- >teeth. It seemed such a peculiar choice. Other good choices would
- >include 37, 41, 47 and 53.
- >
- >The only case where this falls down is if the number of links on
- >the chain is an exact multiple of the teeth on the chainrings.
- >This is shown neatly in Eric's table:
- >
- If I remember my group theory correctly (let's hear
- it for an application of abstract mathematics to
- bicycling!) Lagrange's theorem tells us that we simply
- need the two numbers to be relatively prime. While one
- being prime makes this more likely, it--as you note--
- does not guarentee it.
-
- ..Richard E+17
-
-