Chain wear

[Parrot of Doom]

Silly question time. My chain is worn out, correct?



It isn't jumping around yet, but with the price of cassettes right now I'd rather not let it slide too long.

[mk1fan]

Yes, Time for one of those nice blue or green chains me thinks

[Big Bob]

Yarp. I reckon your pending a nasty balls meets top tube chain snapping incident there.

I bought a second hand bike a couple of weeks ago and when I got it home my chain checker (same one as yours) not only fell in but had about 1mm of play back and forth!!

[Parrot of Doom]

Big Bob said:

Yarp. I reckon your pending a nasty balls meets top tube chain snapping incident there.

I bought a second hand bike a couple of weeks ago and when I got it home my chain checker (same one as yours) not only fell in but had about 1mm of play back and forth!!

heh, it already happened - while just about to head up the hill to Lee Quarry, one of the pins tore through a link plate as though it was cheese

Think I'll get a new one then! In years past I just used to wait until it was skipping over the cogs I can't complain though, over the last six months I've cycled well over 1,000 miles through some seriously gungy st. I can't recall the last time I rode and didn't encounter thick gloopy mud.

Edited by Parrot of Doom on Thursday 19th March 01:22

[M400 NBL]

Can we see the rest of your bike please

[matt-ITR]

Because it has reach the 1.0 mark you may need to replace the cassette as well.

It's best to replace a chain when it reaches the 0.75 mark. Anything past this and the cassette will start to wear and putting a new chain may cause even more problems.

[anniesdad]

Worn out.

OT - don't you think our grey bins are simply tooooo small. Absolutely useless for families.

[snotrag]

Wow. The knowledge of someone who (AFAIK) is not a bike shop worker, who owns, and uses a chain checker, fills me with warmth. Well done that man - if only I dealt with people like you every day. Its not hard to understand is it?

" But how can a chain stretch, its METAL duh "

[Parrot of Doom]

heh, the cassette is fecked. Just a good job I have an unused cassette on the shelf

[Gooby]

A couple of weeks ago I replaced my worn out chain with a SRAM hollow pin job. Second ride out and it snapped leaving me a 6 mile walk home. I returned it to the shop and they grinned sheepishly, apparently 80% of the SRAM hollow pin chains they had sold had broken and thier conclusion was a faulty batch.

Careful with your chain replacement.

[PomBstard]

Gooby said:

A couple of weeks ago I replaced my worn out chain with a SRAM hollow pin job. Second ride out and it snapped leaving me a 6 mile walk home. I returned it to the shop and they grinned sheepishly, apparently 80% of the SRAM hollow pin chains they had sold had broken and thier conclusion was a faulty batch.

Careful with your chain replacement.

I've had similar experience, though a couple of years ago. Usually use PC970 or 990 chains, but went through three in as many months. No probs before that phase, and none since. Why stick with them? It was just what I had in the shed at the time. Some like 'em, some don't.

[Parrot of Doom]

When I laid the old and new chains out on the floor, there was more than half a link difference in the length. Its amazing to see how much they stretch out.

[matt-ITR]

I highly recommend KMC chains.
Very good quality and far stronger (and lighter believe it or not) than Shimano and SRAM. Shifting is at least on a par. They come with a SRAM style quick link as well.

[Carreauchompeur]

matt-ITR said:

I highly recommend KMC chains.
Very good quality and far stronger (and lighter believe it or not) than Shimano and SRAM. Shifting is at least on a par. They come with a SRAM style quick link as well.

And you can get a pimpy gold one. Like mine