just put a new chain on my p3 this morning. i cut it to the same length as my old one but in Zinn's bike tech book he had a way to tell chain length: when chain is on big chainring & small cog the rear derailleur cogs should align vertically. using this test i reckon my chain was maybe a link or 2 long. but i hadnt noticed any problems with my old chain so I just kept it the same length. so my question is: does chain length matter? obviously there is a limit of what will work but assuming you are in the right ball park does a link more or less make any measurable difference?

any insight on this fascinating conundrum greatly appreciated.

if you think this question was exciting, wait till you here my next one about how long you should let tubular glue dry. Its a corker!

today i am office space guy. should be out riding but my boss called me in to do TPS reports. damn where is Jennifer Aniston?