Originally Posted by
bampilot06
Smallest chain ring and smallest cog and my chain is resting against the chain stay. Is something off?
Effectively cross-chained. Have you tried riding it in that configuration? Often it doesn't work. There's no reason, as you can get that ratio elsewhere. As I recall, the rule for chain length is big ring/big cog and add a link. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.