Originally Posted by
seau grateau
I'll never understand why y'all are so obsessed with half links. There's no reason a bike with reasonably long drop-outs can't easily accommodate a 2 tooth gear change.
I use 1/2 links when needed on both my fix gears. One has a very long dropout but to run both a 12 and a 23 or 24 requires getting the chain length just right. The other has a short horizontal dropout (long by road standards but still ...). I see absolutely no drawback to 1/2 links other than they cost several dollars and usually don't match the chain color. For 1/8" chain, I consider them like washers for bolts and nuts, When appropriate I use them. No obsession here -they are just another tool.
Ben