Chain
There are two common widths of single speed and fixed gear bicycle chains: 1/8 inch and 3/32 inch. The chainring, sprocket and chain should all be the same width. Although an 1/8-inch chain will work on a 3/32-inch chainring or sprocket, it is not ideal. A 3/32-inch chain will not work on a 1/8-inch chainring or sprocket. Because they do not need to shift from sprocket to sprocket, track chains use a full bushing to allow little flex and to be stronger. Newer bicycles with derailleur gears use bushingless chains which flex, making gear changing possible.
Read more about this topic: Track Bicycle
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—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
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—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)