Bicycle-chain outer link plate and bicycle chain

A bicycle-chain outer link plate comprising:

• a first outer-link end portion comprising:
• a first outer surface;
• a first inner surface provided on a reverse side of the first outer surface to face toward an additional outer link plate in an assembled state where the bicycle-chain outer link plate and the additional outer link plate are assembled;
• a first outer-link opening having a first outer-link center axis and extending from the first outer surface to the first inner surface along the first outer-link center axis;
• and
• a first outer-link end outermost edge provided radially outwardly of the first outer-link opening;
• a second outer-link end portion comprising:
• a second outer surface;
• a second inner surface provided on a reverse side of the second outer surface to face toward the additional outer link plate in the assembled state;
• a second outer-link opening having a second outer-link center axis and extending from the second outer surface to the second inner surface;
• and
• a second outer-link end outermost edge provided radially outwardly of the second outer-link opening;
• and
• a first outer-link intermediate portion interconnecting the first outer-link end portion and the second outer-link end portion, the first outer-link intermediate portion comprising:
• a first intermediate outer surface;
• a first intermediate inner surface provided on a reverse side of the first intermediate outer surface to face toward the additional outer link plate in the assembled state;
• a first outer-link intermediate outermost edge provided between the first outer-link end outermost edge and the second outer-link end outermost edge;
• and
• a first additional outer-link intermediate outermost edge provided between the first outer-link end outermost edge and the second outer-link end outermost edge,
• the first outer-link intermediate portion having a first distance defined in an axial direction parallel to the first outer-link center axis on a first outer-link longitudinal axis extending from the first outer-link center axis to the second outer-link center axis when viewed in the axial direction,
• the first outer-link intermediate outermost edge having a second distance defined in the axial direction, the second distance is at a location on an outermost perimeter of the first outer-link intermediate portion when viewed in the axial direction, and
• the second distance ranging from 89% to 93% of the first distance.

A bicycle-chain outer link plate comprising:

• a first outer-link end portion comprising:
• a first outer surface;
• a first inner surface provided on a reverse side of the first outer surface to face toward an additional outer link plate in an assembled state where the bicycle-chain outer link plate and the additional outer link plate are assembled;
• a first outer-link opening having a first outer-link center axis and extending from the first outer surface to the first inner surface along the first outer-link center axis;
• and
• a first outer-link end outermost edge provided radially outwardly of the first outer-link opening;
• a second outer-link end portion comprising:
• a second outer surface;
• a second inner surface provided on a reverse side of the second outer surface to face toward the additional outer link plate in the assembled state;
• a second outer-link opening having a second outer-link center axis and extending from the second outer surface to the second inner surface;
• and
• a second outer-link end outermost edge provided radially outwardly of the second outer-link opening;
• and
• a first outer-link intermediate portion interconnecting the first outer-link end portion and the second outer-link end portion, the first outer-link intermediate portion comprising:
• a first intermediate outer surface;
• a first intermediate inner surface provided on a reverse side of the first intermediate outer surface to face toward the additional outer link plate in the assembled state;
• a first outer-link intermediate outermost edge provided between the first outer-link end outermost edge and the second outer-link end outermost edge;
• and
• a first additional outer-link intermediate outermost edge provided between the first outer-link end outermost edge and the second outer-link end outermost edge,
• the first outer-link intermediate portion having a first distance defined in an axial direction parallel to the first outer-link center axis on a first outer-link longitudinal axis extending from the first outer-link center axis to the second outer-link center axis when viewed in the axial direction,
• the first outer-link intermediate outermost edge having a second distance defined in the axial direction,
• the first outer-link end outermost edge having a third distance defined in the axial direction, the first distance being larger than the second distance and the third distance, the second distance being larger than the third distance,
• the first outer-link end portion includes
• a first outer-link end chamfer provided on the first outer surface, and
• a first additional outer-link end chamfer provided on the first outer surface,
• the first outer-link end chamfer extends along the first outer-link end outermost edge,
• the first additional outer-link end chamfer extends along the first outer-link end outermost edge, and
• the first additional outer-link end chamfer is provided between the first outer-link end outermost edge and the first outer-link end chamfer.