How often do you need to adjust your chain?

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I'm trying to get a feeling as to what's normal in terms of adjusting the chain tension on a bike.

I had my Hornet serviced 700 mile ago, when I'm sure the chain/sprockets condition and chain tension would have been checked.

I keep my chain well lubed by lubing the bottom run of the chain after every ride (oo-er); my theory is that over time, the whole chain gets a good lubing without having to put the bike on a stand (I save that for a periodic chain clean and complete relube).

I keep an eye on my chain tension but I've never had to adjust it. Obviously it will have been looked at as part of the last service, but even now it's well within the slack range specified in the manual (30-40mm).

Generally speaking, how often does a well cared for chain need to be have its tension adjusted?

Cheers,

Soss

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How many miles have you done since September Mitzy?

Soss

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Thanks all - the Haynes manual says check every 600 miles (in reality, I'm checking every time I lube the bottom of the chain or clean/lube the whole chain as it takes seconds to check).

I was more curious as to how often it is likely to actually need adjusting - and by the sounds of it, the more you look after the chain, the less often that it will need adjusting.

Soss