Cycling UK Forum

I have recently fitted a SRAM 9 Speed cassette, 11 - 32 teeth. I purchased a new SRAM 9 tooth chain to go with it but, in certain ratios the cage on my rear mech, Shimano Deore, is foulilng the cassette and I need to shorten the chain. Up until now I have used 8 speed and shortening the chain just meant removing a few links using a conventional chain link removal tool but I seem to recall reading somewhere that you should not do this with 9 speed chains due to the different rivet size (?) If that is the case how do you shorten a 9 speed chain. Any advice much appreciated.

use one of these
http://www.wheelbase.co.uk/product_650.htm

Just remove links with a chain tool as usual - there should be a powerlink supplied with the sram chain - undo this before shortening chain, remove a link or two from one of the ends and rejoin with the powerlink. Done it loads of times on 9 speed chains - no problem

Agree. ^^^^^^^^
No probs.

as above works ever time no problem eddie

Many thanks everyone for advice, thinking about it was patently obvious but for some reason my brain could not connect with removing links by powerlink connector.