Drivetrains – Spinning True

Posted on May 4, 2023December 17, 2023 by spinningtrue in Drivetrains

What is bicycle chainline and why is it important? Simply put, chainline is the distance between the center of the bike frame and the center of the chain. Chainline can be measured at the crankset as well as at the cassette/rear gear cluster, and if the chainline of both is the same it is said […]

Posted on April 29, 2022April 30, 2022 by spinningtrue in Drivetrains

Introduction A bicycle converts the motion of pedaling into rotation of one of the wheels, which drives the bike forwards. How much the drive wheel rotates for each turn of the pedals depends on the gearing of the bike. Some bikes are single-speed, which means that the relationship between how much the wheels turn compared […]