Drivetrain Basics

Chain, sprocket, chain tension, lubrication.

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Why a clean chain is a fast chain. The single-speed drivetrain in full: chainring, rear sprocket, chain tension at the dropouts, lubricant chemistry, chain stretch — the simplest possible drivetrain conversation, with everything that's true here still true on every bike that follows.

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