[CR]Regina hollow pin chain shortening success......

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Date: Sat, 8 Mar 03 21:05:45 +1300
From: "Wayne Davidson" <wayne.collect@xtra.co.nz>
To: "CR BIKE LIST" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: [CR]Regina hollow pin chain shortening success......

Hi all, well now I have finally finished modifing the chain as per Mark Bulgier's method, thanx Mark, it worked a treat. My doner chain was a second hand black item, from a fellow Kiwi listmember as a broken item, I had cleaned it and put it aside for a day if I ever got another one to make one out of the two. But by the time I shortened it its the correct length, for now anyway.
    I still need to give the SS dropout a tickle with a carbide tip in my die grinder at work, as the Campagnolo SR RD is to verticle, I find they do perform a little better when hung a little more forward, also aids in chainwrap on the freewheel. Once this is done I will no doubt have to take another couple of links out.
   So to end, it can be done, and with the correct tools and good knowledge can be done to a factory finish, many thanx to all who expressed one way or the other on my project, did it work they say?, yes very well, I went for a ride and it works just fine for a second hand chain with just a little bit of wear, but please also take into account, I am using a Regina alloy freewheel, and I'd like to keep it for a few years. If and when it breaks you will be the second to find out, my doctor maybe the first :-).
   One day soon, probally when I fit my Regina Ti freewheel, I will modify my nice NOS silver chain and fit it, that day will be most likely the day I fit my NOS Galli crankset, and also the day I fit my Campagnolo Pista Ti spindled pedals, ahh the joys of a lightweight work in progress, just in passing, anyone gotta set of 3TTT handlebars with the tops flattened?, yeah right! they all say, still better to live in hope than not to live at all, sorry for the long read......regards wayne davidson Invercargill NZ.