Is this normal?

[HerrOtto]

Someone gave me this frame with this crank set. He said, that due to the large spacing, the chain would get caught between the large chain ring and the middle chain ring. I have never seen such a large space between two chain rings. Was this normal, if so, why such a large spacing? Thank you

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

probably assembled incorrectly. the inner 2 chainrings look too close to me.

post more pics

 

[GTs58]

The spacing looks wrong between all of them, too close on the first two and too far out on the outer ring.

 

[juvela]

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in 1977 Verot-Perrin (makers of Stronglight branded products) made a change in the way the dentition was cut on their chainwheels

in that year they launched four new models: 104, 104bis, 105 & 105 bis

these received the new design of cutting teeth from both sides of the stock

existing models such as 49D, 99 & TS continued to have their chainwheel dentition cut from one side of the stock only; model 93 was discontinued, being superseded by model 105

when working with these sets with the 122BCD for example one sometimes finds that someone has mixed the two types of dentition cutting on the same set. this effects the spacing between chainwheels.

from the images provided in this case i find it difficult to determine if all three chainwheels have their dentition cut the same way

difference in this case is more likely due to incorrect spacer being used

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