Taya Chain
I replaced the chain that I broke on Saturday with one I had in my
garage that I must have purchased five to ten years ago. It has a connecting link and it says "Taya" on it. It's for 6,7,8 gearing. It seems okay, but I think that this is the first time I've used a chain with a connecting link since childhood. I looked up Taya and it's a big Taiwanese chain manufacturer. I bought it when RiteAid had just taken over Payless and was in the process of destroying the Payless stores and was closing out all their bicycle stuff and all their sporting goods. They once had an impressive selection of bicycle stuff, fishing stuff, and camping stuff. Before Long's was destroyed by CVS, Long's even sold some Park Tools. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
Taya Chain
On 2017-08-28 13:43, sms wrote:
I replaced the chain that I broke on Saturday with one I had in my garage that I must have purchased five to ten years ago. It has a connecting link and it says "Taya" on it. It's for 6,7,8 gearing. It seems okay, but I think that this is the first time I've used a chain with a connecting link since childhood. I looked up Taya and it's a big Taiwanese chain manufacturer. I still have a Sachs-Sedis 7-speed chain on my road bike which I bought from a friend as NOS, for $6 which was the old sticker price (the sticker had already turned brownish). No link, mounted with hammer and anvil as usual. To my utter amazement it doesn't show any measurable stretch after over 2000mi and sometimes I really put the coals on because of our hills. Even the old Wippermann chains could not rival that. I am very religious about chain cleaning and lube though. I bought it when RiteAid had just taken over Payless and was in the process of destroying the Payless stores and was closing out all their bicycle stuff and all their sporting goods. They once had an impressive selection of bicycle stuff, fishing stuff, and camping stuff. Before Long's was destroyed by CVS, Long's even sold some Park Tools. Yeah, the good old days. Our Long's is also long gone :-( -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
Taya Chain
On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 1:59:20 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-28 13:43, sms wrote: I replaced the chain that I broke on Saturday with one I had in my garage that I must have purchased five to ten years ago. It has a connecting link and it says "Taya" on it. It's for 6,7,8 gearing. It seems okay, but I think that this is the first time I've used a chain with a connecting link since childhood. I looked up Taya and it's a big Taiwanese chain manufacturer. I still have a Sachs-Sedis 7-speed chain on my road bike which I bought from a friend as NOS, for $6 which was the old sticker price (the sticker had already turned brownish). No link, mounted with hammer and anvil as usual. To my utter amazement it doesn't show any measurable stretch after over 2000mi and sometimes I really put the coals on because of our hills. Even the old Wippermann chains could not rival that. I am very religious about chain cleaning and lube though. The old 5-6-7 speed Sachs chains wore out three days after the bike was junked. |
Taya Chain
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Taya Chain
On 8/28/2017 3:59 PM, AMuzi wrote:
snip The Sedis (later Sachs-Sedis) material and Delta hardening process was not only exceptional but unsurpassed down to today except for possibly Record chains. That ended with SRAM. $100 for a Campy Record chain. Ouch. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
Taya Chain
On 8/28/2017 7:48 PM, sms wrote:
On 8/28/2017 3:59 PM, AMuzi wrote: snip The Sedis (later Sachs-Sedis) material and Delta hardening process was not only exceptional but unsurpassed down to today except for possibly Record chains. That ended with SRAM. $100 for a Campy Record chain. Ouch. Less here [1]. They do last a long time, significantly longer than any other 11 chain. [1] I doubt anyone actually gets $100 -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
Taya Chain
On 2017-08-29 09:42, sms wrote:
On 8/28/2017 3:59 PM, AMuzi wrote: On 8/28/2017 4:28 PM, wrote: On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 1:59:20 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-28 13:43, sms wrote: I replaced the chain that I broke on Saturday with one I had in my garage that I must have purchased five to ten years ago. It has a connecting link and it says "Taya" on it. It's for 6,7,8 gearing. It seems okay, but I think that this is the first time I've used a chain with a connecting link since childhood. I looked up Taya and it's a big Taiwanese chain manufacturer. I still have a Sachs-Sedis 7-speed chain on my road bike which I bought from a friend as NOS, for $6 which was the old sticker price (the sticker had already turned brownish). No link, mounted with hammer and anvil as usual. To my utter amazement it doesn't show any measurable stretch after over 2000mi and sometimes I really put the coals on because of our hills. Even the old Wippermann chains could not rival that. I am very religious about chain cleaning and lube though. The old 5-6-7 speed Sachs chains wore out three days after the bike was junked. The Sedis (later Sachs-Sedis) material and Delta hardening process was not only exceptional but unsurpassed down to today except for possibly Record chains. That ended with SRAM. You can still find some NOS (new old stock) of the Sedisport 6/7 chains. About $25. I saw a lot of them on EBay at that price range stating "pre-owned" in the ad, meaning used and who knows for how many miles or whether properly maintained. The topper I ever saw was "pre-owned" underwear. Yikes. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
Taya Chain
On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 11:45:45 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2017-08-29 09:42, sms wrote: On 8/28/2017 3:59 PM, AMuzi wrote: On 8/28/2017 4:28 PM, wrote: On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 1:59:20 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-28 13:43, sms wrote: I replaced the chain that I broke on Saturday with one I had in my garage that I must have purchased five to ten years ago. It has a connecting link and it says "Taya" on it. It's for 6,7,8 gearing. It seems okay, but I think that this is the first time I've used a chain with a connecting link since childhood. I looked up Taya and it's a big Taiwanese chain manufacturer. I still have a Sachs-Sedis 7-speed chain on my road bike which I bought from a friend as NOS, for $6 which was the old sticker price (the sticker had already turned brownish). No link, mounted with hammer and anvil as usual. To my utter amazement it doesn't show any measurable stretch after over 2000mi and sometimes I really put the coals on because of our hills. Even the old Wippermann chains could not rival that. I am very religious about chain cleaning and lube though. The old 5-6-7 speed Sachs chains wore out three days after the bike was junked. The Sedis (later Sachs-Sedis) material and Delta hardening process was not only exceptional but unsurpassed down to today except for possibly Record chains. That ended with SRAM. You can still find some NOS (new old stock) of the Sedisport 6/7 chains. About $25. I saw a lot of them on EBay at that price range stating "pre-owned" in the ad, meaning used and who knows for how many miles or whether properly maintained. The topper I ever saw was "pre-owned" underwear. Yikes. Hmmm... whatta -you- been readin ... https://www.google.com/search?q=site...w=1199&bih=671 |
Taya Chain
On 2017-08-29 13:40, Doug Landau wrote:
On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 11:45:45 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-29 09:42, sms wrote: On 8/28/2017 3:59 PM, AMuzi wrote: On 8/28/2017 4:28 PM, wrote: On Monday, August 28, 2017 at 1:59:20 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2017-08-28 13:43, sms wrote: I replaced the chain that I broke on Saturday with one I had in my garage that I must have purchased five to ten years ago. It has a connecting link and it says "Taya" on it. It's for 6,7,8 gearing. It seems okay, but I think that this is the first time I've used a chain with a connecting link since childhood. I looked up Taya and it's a big Taiwanese chain manufacturer. I still have a Sachs-Sedis 7-speed chain on my road bike which I bought from a friend as NOS, for $6 which was the old sticker price (the sticker had already turned brownish). No link, mounted with hammer and anvil as usual. To my utter amazement it doesn't show any measurable stretch after over 2000mi and sometimes I really put the coals on because of our hills. Even the old Wippermann chains could not rival that. I am very religious about chain cleaning and lube though. The old 5-6-7 speed Sachs chains wore out three days after the bike was junked. The Sedis (later Sachs-Sedis) material and Delta hardening process was not only exceptional but unsurpassed down to today except for possibly Record chains. That ended with SRAM. You can still find some NOS (new old stock) of the Sedisport 6/7 chains. About $25. I saw a lot of them on EBay at that price range stating "pre-owned" in the ad, meaning used and who knows for how many miles or whether properly maintained. The topper I ever saw was "pre-owned" underwear. Yikes. Hmmm... whatta -you- been readin ... https://www.google.com/search?q=site...w=1199&bih=671 Nah, not this kind of stuff. It was some auction site. No kidding. I couldn't believe it. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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