Cannondaleriders

I went from 13 to 14 on front and used the same chain barely.

I barely got my chain on with the new sprocket, but it doesn't have much slack and I was afraid that it will break or wear-out the chain guide & buffers.

When I went from a 13 tooth to a 14 tooth I could not make my stock length chain work.

Also anyone know what torque spec for front sprocket nut?

29.5 ft. lbs. page 158 of the manual

I adjusted the carrier as far forward as possible and used the stock chain w/no problems.

So did I, but I'm using a 38 rear.

I heared the front sprocket from a yzf 450 will work on the c-dale.

#52 your using a 14-38 set-up on your c-dale? What mods do you have done so it will pull? I would like to get enough power to pull a 14-36 if possible.

i use 14/38 also. it pulls great without excessive wheel spin. just been trying different maps and now have a hmf slip on. i'm using 20" razrs now but was using 22" razrs and it still was great for xc.
i wouldn't go any smaller than 38 cause you will be replacing swingarm buffers all the time. it's bad enough with a 38 rear, only get about 6 races per buffer.

You guys that are running the 14/38 gearing. Do you actually use this ratio for racing? What gear are you taking off in at the start of a race?

The reason I ask, is because a few days before the national race at Echeconnee earlier this year I switched to 14/39 sprockets. Now I always run MX so I always have 18 inch tires. Let me say that I hated this gearing. I took off in second and I was murdered going into the first turn, wound up next to last I think. The gear ratio felt fine until I had to go head to head fighting for a holeshot.

Anyway, after the nationals I gave the gearing one more chance because I had a local race about two weeks later right back at Echeconnee. I started in second again and it was the same story, last place.

Well after these two events I decided I had enough. So now I am running the stock rear sprocket and a 14 on the front instead of the 13.

We had another local race at Echeconnee on 8-29-04. This was the first time I had been back to this place since the gear change. I started in second as before but this time the starting results were much better. Now let me add that I don't mind shifting after leaving the gate so that may make the difference for me.

Anyway here is a few pics of the start. The only quad that was in front of me was Hunter Johnson's YFZ and that is Austin Britt's CRF 450 to my right.

Here is the link for the pic. I decided to put a link instead of the pic because of the size.