It is such a relief to see a guy on KZfaq who knows his shit.

I started a bike repair service less than a year ago and 80% of everything I know about fixing bikes I learned from Park Tool

Kudos for using the metric system

I love the solution to chain drops from back-pedalling. "Don't do that".

There you go, back peddling "don't do it" says the living legend Calvin Jones. I actually watched this video twice and still loving it!

This is the clearest explanation of chainline that I have seen.

I'm jut blown away by how well your tutorials come out. Another great video that I will be revisiting many times in the future. Thanks Calvin!

Thank you for always being there for me Calvin Jones - whenever I'm working on a customer's bike and I'm hitting a wall I just think, "what would Calvin do?". I definitely read the BBB in your voice hahaha!

You have greatly enhanced the image of bicycle mechanics everywhere and thank you for being such a straight talker that difficult seeming projects are less daunting. Due to your unflappable approach you instill confidence. Especially appreciated are the math derivatives and metric conversions when you put them in "plain speak" and expiates the 'goblin' factor. One for the Library Thank You Mike Kirwan - Kenmore, WA.

I love your videos. I trust your advice and work on my own bike. I sometimes will watch your videos over and over to be sure that I haven’t missed anything. Thanks for making them

I'm doing a budget conversion to 1x11, and this video is a lifesaver! Thank you!

“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” Words to live by.

Best bike maintenance channel without a doubt. I learn so flipping much

What a great video. I have been pondering about these effects for too long. And here is the perfect explanation to all my questions.

Best video I've watched in ages Calvin! Thank you!

I just want to say how much I appreciate you guys.

This video deserves a "Super Nice!"

Another great video Calvin. I just went from a Shimano 11 speed to a SRAM Eagle XX1 AXS group and I had an issue with the wrong crank for my Pivot Trail 429 SB+ BB. I had to move some spacers around on the crank spindle, off the manufacturer recommendations, or order another crank for $450. I did everything you described here including back pedaling, everything worked great. Thanks for the video my friend, I own a bunch of Park Tools because of your video's, it can be fun working on your bike, but not necessarily cheaper :-)

You're the best Calvin ! I met you YEARS ago as a student when you were teaching at the John Barnett Bicycle Institute . . . Cheers from Montreal ! :-)

Came here for choosing a new BB spindle width for my fixed gear since I switched crankarms but this was actually super interesting with some things I've noticed with stuff on my rd and mtb after I upgraded to 11 and 12sp groupsets this past winter.

Really helpful! I've never really considered it before, but thanks for the educational lesson on chain line.

This channel is like a TV show. Great !👌👌👌

And the winner of the Oscar for the most educating video of the year is... "Drum roll": Calvin!!! Standing ovation.

Brilliant video, you are being realistic with 1 x expectations, just setting up my new Shimano XT 10 speed rear derailleur with extender to get 11/46 cassette and some of the issues I'm having are not issues. Still got one smaller cog that's slow to go down to, adjust that out and a bigger cog is slow to go up to.....ggrrrr

This channel is like bike college! ...with science and everything. sweet!

I always learn something new from Park Tool. I didn't even know you could use the end of a caliper like that. Lol!

I like the way this guy teaches.

Mr. Jones, thank you for your excellent video. I am building up a Specialized Allez over the winter as a project. I’m using Campy nine-speed components and the old-style square-taper bottom bracket. I swapped out the Mirage BB for a Chorus BB to get a better chain line. It sounds now like I spent too much effort getting the front and rear chain lines as close as possible. It still seems to be that a bad chain line will burn excess watts and accelerate the wear on the chain’s side plates.

I have an old CLG-2 chainline measuring tool that I inherited from somewhere. This is something I use a fair bit, and in my opinion would be worth updating and reintroducing into your catalogue at some point.

Many many thanks for your valuable advice. Best regards from Italy.

I love this guy - thank you Luigi!

Excellent explanation. Great info.

I love my trek stache. A great example for this video.

Phew. Thanks for this

Brilliant. Thanks Calvin

Great explanation!

So informative!

Thanks for video. I have chain rubbing my smallest cogs on 10s cassette and I had no idea what to do. Now I know I have to add some spacers and it should be good.

Calvin Jones, You-Da-Man !!

Great content guys

Calvin is cool as heck!!

Favorite moment at 2:24 ... I wish I could edit out my mental math calculation times in real life!

Excellent video. Calvin shares some knowledge that all must we know!

Great video

Excellent thanks.

Thank you!!

Impressive content to say the least.

Well explained 👏, no issues at all. Just don't back pedal to avoid this chain dropping.

Calvin, could you make a video to explain the difference between MTB vs road chainline setups and issues? It would be super useful and instructive.

Thanks you for a guide

ParkTool, what about the CLG-2 (chainline gauge tool)?

Calvin Jones, I became a huje fan from you here in Brasil and Park Tool, and this video is very informative. So as I have a smal youtube chanel, I did a dubbing from part of this video, because a lot of my customers complains about "chain control issue"... at my bike sotore here in Brasil - Flash Bike... I will forward you the link as you can see your Brazilian voice, and I add some coments to make the video litle bit attractive for Brazilians.

Great! Its really helpfull! Thanks :)

As always a great video, i'm learning a lot from you guys, I switched to a Deore 1 x 12 and after following your procedure I found out that I have a chainline of 52mm, and a 142mm O.L.D in the rear, I'm supossed to have a chainline between 46 to 49mm, is this correct? Can I fix the chainline with a 6mm offset chainring or should I just let it be? I'm riding a hardtail by the way.

Weird seeing a non QBP bike in the stand. But I was glad to see that Stache, I have one just like it, and was considering upgrading the drive train for a 10 speed to a 11 or 12. I'm also going to be upgrading the stock wheels to a set of I9's. Thoughts?

Loved it

Great video! Would a boost chainline 1x crank (for example, 52mm chainline at the front) with a super boost rear hub make sense, given that it would make the chainring more centered on the cassette?

Nice demonstration Calvin...🔧🚲 your back-pedaling solution reminds me of what the doctor told his patient when he complained about his shoulder hurting when doing Pete Townsend windmills 🙋‍♀️😲 Don't do that🙄

Thank you so much. What is the standard chainline measurements for triple ring in mtb bike??

Always best 👌

Manufacturers who are pushing the 1x drivetrains should review this video. Oh wait, they want to sell you more chains. Nevermind. They know what they're doing.

I got a 1 Lekkie 42 teeth on shimano 8 speed ! Does tops and a 1500 watt Bafang 52.7 volt battery dual suspension Dnm Usd size 6 hornettes forks 35 dh race and mid shock race Dnm rebound 2 air chambers ! both 120 travel does 68 and can go more ! I got programing cord and app for parameters of speed and to take cap off top speed in sport 75 clicks and you have ECO too and throtle and pedelec together meaning throtle over rides and helps together ! custom built love it ! 50 yurs old live on 30 degrees hills ! bad knees and hips ! sold car after DR said must exercise hip and knee ! Now their tops ride every were and love it !

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Very helpful! Now i know what it means when my LBS says that and i don't have to just stand there pretending like i know wtf he's talking about

hey cool I almost understood this !

I've bookmarked this video to show to my customers who complain they can't spin their cranks backwards as fast as they can and not have their chain go haywire

Impressive!

Most difficult job building my own bike was to setup the chainline. Had to put spacer under the cassette stack.

Very informative and insightful video. Thanks. What would the stacked width of the Shimano 12 speed cassette (trying to est the rear chainline)? Trying to decide whether to get a 52 or 55 chainline crankset..I am getting a boost full suspension frame…

very good explanation, very helpful, thanks a lot! 👍

I watch this video along with a video from October 27th 2017 what I would like to know where did you get the 16 gear tooth I have an XR Pro mongoose it's an 8-speed I I'm changing the front sprocket trust single all over 32 tooth and I'm changing the back sprocket from a 32x11 to a 34x11. Now i seen the chart you had , so what problems will that cause. Should I go a 10x1 and where did you come up with the 16 tooth cog? And should I set it up like you did in the video. Thanks from franks

To be honest I struggled to keep watching this video but I kept at it and saw the value by the end.

When im on my biggest cog i do notice the chain is significantly off. It doesn’t make that low rubble sounds from the front chainring... from what I picked up from tbis video. That low rubble sound is fine? It will just wear out my chain a little faster? Cheers for the guidance!

Awesome! I need to do the whole math but I'm thinking about switching from a 3x10 to a 1x11 so this will for sure help out! My cassette/chain will have to be replaced for next year anyway so I thought this would be a great upgrade, if I can make it work! I live in Serbia and bike shops here are very outdated and horrific when it comes to all this so I'm learning how to fix/maintain/upgrade my own bike! (Actually ordered your beginner/home mechanic tool box recently, should arrive soon! :)) (took "my bike shop" 13 days to instal new brakes so I just got fed up with them and decided to learn how to do everything by myself lol) Anyways, a couple of quick questions, if anyone can answer! :) What's kind of a "big NO" in the difference between front and back where it won't work properly, if there even is a ballpark number? My bike is from 2013 (BMC Team Elite 03) so I'm kind of worried that this won't actually work properly if I convert because 1x didn't exist back then lol. From my initial research, it looks like the current 3x has a 50 mm chainline (but will measure it to the middle cog) and I can only find a 52 mm 1x chainline crankset. Will these 2 mm more screw anything up considerably? I still need to figure out the math for the rear, but what would be "the number"/difference between back and fromnt, where things just won't work properly? In your example, it was 53 mm vs 47 mm and it works pretty good. So if mine turns out to be 52 vs 44, would that ruin things? it's not a very cheap upgrade considering I have to buy a new derailleur, cassette, chain and front crank... so I'm concerned with buying everything and it not working! And then have to buy a new cassette and chain anyway and deal with re-selling the new stuff... -.- I really don't want to do that lol So just trying to figure out the ballpark numbers before going for it so I can give up if the math doesn't work and just change the chain and cassette on my current setup and live with it. Sorry for the long message!

i just recently replaced the wheel on my bike that i ride to school and this might be the exact reason why i can't put power down in 6th 7th or 8th, i've checked my hanger and its straight, the chain is relatively new and so is the cassette

Opinion on this. I have a Santa Cruz 5010 v3 its a boost frame but I bought sram x1 carbon cranks but these came with a non boost chain ring. Washed the bike tonight after her first ride out and notice it runs very close but not touching to the frame. Will this be ok? My other issue I have a 142 hope pro 4 hub with boost adapters so the cassette sits in the frame more than usual Currently it’s running really nice but would a boost chainring be ok or cause chain line problems.

I bought the new KCNC 9-52 cassette from R2 Bike and the chain falls in the last 3 big cogs when doing backpedal. I put on a new chain and he keeps doing it. Crank at the front is a 32t boost 3mm offset. My bike is a Specialized Epic Expert 2018 1x12 full Eagle XX1 and had no issues with the Eagle 10-50. It seems as the chain looks crossed. Somebody told me to use a 6mm offset chainring other told me to use a 28t instead of a 32t. Also I don't know why the last 3 cogs skipped the chain on torque when the chain is new

2:28 😂 love the edit!

What to do in a triangle set up of three sprocket gears drive by a chain.where two gears r properly connected and the driven gear is only connected to few teeth.will the driven sprocket tranmit completed power or will there be lose in efficiency?

my hero..

Yeah, one more thing - about bikes with front derailleur. I think it's wise to try and match crank and derailleur chainline otherwise... 😁 Me i learned it the hard way - bought a Trek 520 and they fitted there a crank with 50mm declared chainline with a 45mm derailleur... imagine how fun it was changing to the biggest cog - not so much. there was simply not enough room to pull more line. What the retailer tried to do to fix this was adding BB spacers, nasty... that only alleviated the problem, but still on occasions I could not shift all the way up.... and my chainstay does not look great either 🤷‍♂ Why did Trek do it? Well, apparently at some point someone figured out it's neat to switch from 3x10 Deore and bar-end shifters to 3x9 mix of Alivio & Sora At least I learned my lesson...

Good day sir.i would like to ask planning to buy gxp crankset.about the offset.1mm,3mm,6mm offset are available.planning to upgrage to 1x10 speed.what offset thats best to my gears?

Всегда очень хорошие видео.

So for offroad bike front chainline needs to be about 6mm bigger or whats the point ? Im now choosig crankset for my gravel bike and im not sure what chainline on front i should have (since i switched cassette too), bigger than rear chainline ?

So I just had the not-quite-so-cunning plan of changing my 1x Shimano GRX 11-42t cassette to a SRAM XD freehub and SRAM 10-42t, giving me a slightly wider gear range as I heard they were compatible and I can't get a 10t on the shimano freehub. The SRAM cassette on it's new freehub is further out though (seems to have increased its rear chainline offset) so I've had to adjust the indexing outwards on the derailleur. Seems a bit noiser on the highest gears though and the switching isn't quite a good. Fail. So does this mean I need to change my front chainring now (to be basically flat, not slightly inwards offset) and it'll keep the same original large difference in chainline offset and work perfectly? Or am I disappearing down an expensive rabbit hole that'll never really work with any available parts, and should give this all up as a bad job and go back to 11-42t? Anyone tried this or know any shimano vs SRAM offset numbers I should be aiming or could be using without me trying to work out how much I think it's shifted? Anyone else tried this and got is working/failed miserably?

Today, I learned that Calvin is a southpaw!

Front and rear chain line means the upper and lower chain line right? Coz in was wondering if it normal for my bike to have the lower chain line closer to the rear wheel by about 5 mm than the upper line while on the biggest cogs

Any video on compatibilties betwin derailleurs and crankset and BB?

Do we really need to have BB spacers installed? my BB housing is 68mm, currently installed with 2x 2.5mm spacers on drive side. I changed the chainring and front chain line now is 50mm, while the rear chain line is 45mm. Can i just removed the spacers or should i moved the spacers to non drive side?

Hello, Mr. Jones. Excellent video, as always. I have a question; I am running 10 speed on my road bike. if I buy 11 speed wheels ( in case of future upgrades ) and add a spacer, then a 10 speed cassette, is there a performance issue between this and an actual 10 speed rear wheel? Thank you in advance for any advice! Jim

Interesting video about the chainline. It appears the bias in offset between the rear cassette and front chainring is to give you a straighter chainline on the higher gears. I wonder if in future someone could invent a 1x chainring that can move in and out on the crankset to maintain a straighter chainline across the rangr of gears.

In an 3 × 8 transmition: Whith wich sproket should the midle plate should align? Mine seems to align between 5th and 6th.

I didn't do any measuring on my setup. I tried to get the front single chain ring lined up with the center cog on the rear cassette with spacers.

this confuses me. i wanted to change my crankset on my vintage road bike from a gigantic 2x to a normal 3x. where i live there's lots of steep climbs and i doubt i'll make it home with the 2x. but now i don't even know if it's possible to change or not o.O probably will take it to the bike shop and see if they know about this

So you said chainline will be off on mtb. What should it be? How do I know if I need spacers?

So, how boned am I going with the SLX 7130 on a 12x148 frame?

Master.

great vid, could you do one on wheel building especially the calculating for spokes length when changing rim types..

This video makes me keep my 2x11 even more. My logic is telling me that 2x11 has a better chain line, less friction and no problems while back pedaling. 😉

I run 9 speed and X2 on front, when I'm running the inner gear on the front the 3 higher gears at the back (7,8,9) randomly skip (jumps) almost feeling like the cogs are worn...but they aren't. This isn't a problem once I put it on the large outer gear on the front. I've checked for a bent rear mech hanger and it's all straight, so am I guessing that I might need a small spacer on my BB on the drive side? I've ridden with the large cog on the front and lowest gear on the back and they don't skip.