Severing the chain sort of hinted at being a crime of some sort at the time. I did remove the front
sprocket and inspect it and reversed it on the spline as I could discern that the teeth were pulling
backward a tiny amount. The back sprocket looks to be at least 8 inches in diameter and I can see
no wear on that at all. I'm sure it will work as is until I get the feel of the gearing. After that I will
be free to change out the chain and gearing as I see fit. With less than 6000 miles on it and not
having been ridden hard, it will likely be runnable as is. The bike has no main stand so that makes it
somewhat difficult to remove the back wheel or front wheel for that matter. Maybe some sort of
metal rack would be needed for this bike so it is easier to work on.