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Maybe I should have left the old chain on
I tend to get at least 5000 miles out of my 10 spd chains. I have a wipperman connect link keep the chain clean. Take it off dunk in OMS back on every say 500-700 miles just use cheap 3-1 oil.
So today about 6400 miles on the chain took it off seems to not really be stretched all pins line up on my metal ruler. But I go ahead put a new chain on and works fine no skipping and lining the two up exact same links. Over the whole chain just small difference maybe 3/16. Now I am kinda of mad I was think I should have left it on I probably could have gone 8000. Tell me I did the right thing going early. Deacon mark |
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On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 8:54:36 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I tend to get at least 5000 miles out of my 10 spd chains. I have a wipperman connect link keep the chain clean. Take it off dunk in OMS back on every say 500-700 miles just use cheap 3-1 oil. So today about 6400 miles on the chain took it off seems to not really be stretched all pins line up on my metal ruler. But I go ahead put a new chain on and works fine no skipping and lining the two up exact same links. Over the whole chain just small difference maybe 3/16. Now I am kinda of mad I was think I should have left it on I probably could have gone 8000. Tell me I did the right thing going early. Deacon mark If you change chains early enough, the cassette doesn't wear down. 10 speed Cassette US$25-40, Chain US$10-40. |
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On 18/08/2016 12:11 PM, Mike A Schwab wrote:
On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 8:54:36 PM UTC-5, wrote: I tend to get at least 5000 miles out of my 10 spd chains. I have a wipperman connect link keep the chain clean. Take it off dunk in OMS back on every say 500-700 miles just use cheap 3-1 oil. So today about 6400 miles on the chain took it off seems to not really be stretched all pins line up on my metal ruler. But I go ahead put a new chain on and works fine no skipping and lining the two up exact same links. Over the whole chain just small difference maybe 3/16. Now I am kinda of mad I was think I should have left it on I probably could have gone 8000. Tell me I did the right thing going early. Deacon mark If you change chains early enough, the cassette doesn't wear down. 10 speed Cassette US$25-40, Chain US$10-40. Yes, but if the chain isn't stretched? I just had to replace a cassette because I was watching the chain wear and it was good. After about 6000km I started to have some problems shifting. A couple of the cogs in my cassette were worn. But the chain still tested fine. This is a SRAM 11 speed with stock chain and cassette. I changed the chain as well. I tested the chain with a ruler and with one of those chain tools that showed it at .7. But like I said, if the chain doesn't seem to be stretched, was that what caused the cassette to wear? And if so, how do you determine whether to replace the chain? |
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On 18-08-16 19:00, Duane wrote:
On 18/08/2016 12:11 PM, Mike A Schwab wrote: On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 8:54:36 PM UTC-5, wrote: I tend to get at least 5000 miles out of my 10 spd chains. I have a wipperman connect link keep the chain clean. Take it off dunk in OMS back on every say 500-700 miles just use cheap 3-1 oil. So today about 6400 miles on the chain took it off seems to not really be stretched all pins line up on my metal ruler. But I go ahead put a new chain on and works fine no skipping and lining the two up exact same links. Over the whole chain just small difference maybe 3/16. Now I am kinda of mad I was think I should have left it on I probably could have gone 8000. Tell me I did the right thing going early. Deacon mark If you change chains early enough, the cassette doesn't wear down. 10 speed Cassette US$25-40, Chain US$10-40. Yes, but if the chain isn't stretched? I just had to replace a cassette because I was watching the chain wear and it was good. After about 6000km I started to have some problems shifting. A couple of the cogs in my cassette were worn. But the chain still tested fine. This is a SRAM 11 speed with stock chain and cassette. I changed the chain as well. I tested the chain with a ruler and with one of those chain tools that showed it at .7. But like I said, if the chain doesn't seem to be stretched, was that what caused the cassette to wear? And if so, how do you determine whether to replace the chain? Until now I have replaced the chain on principle every year and a half or so. However, I recently bought a Park Tool "chain checker" to make it easier to see when the chain is worn, so maybe the interval will change. I would replace the chain when the chain checker is at "replace soon" rather than "replace now". The cassette will in any event eventually wear out. I change the cassette (or chainwheel) when I notice that a new chain isn't engaging properly. Typically after about 3 changes of chain. Ned |
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:12:50 +0200, Ned Mantei
wrote: On 18-08-16 19:00, Duane wrote: On 18/08/2016 12:11 PM, Mike A Schwab wrote: On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 8:54:36 PM UTC-5, wrote: I tend to get at least 5000 miles out of my 10 spd chains. I have a wipperman connect link keep the chain clean. Take it off dunk in OMS back on every say 500-700 miles just use cheap 3-1 oil. So today about 6400 miles on the chain took it off seems to not really be stretched all pins line up on my metal ruler. But I go ahead put a new chain on and works fine no skipping and lining the two up exact same links. Over the whole chain just small difference maybe 3/16. Now I am kinda of mad I was think I should have left it on I probably could have gone 8000. Tell me I did the right thing going early. Deacon mark If you change chains early enough, the cassette doesn't wear down. 10 speed Cassette US$25-40, Chain US$10-40. Yes, but if the chain isn't stretched? I just had to replace a cassette because I was watching the chain wear and it was good. After about 6000km I started to have some problems shifting. A couple of the cogs in my cassette were worn. But the chain still tested fine. This is a SRAM 11 speed with stock chain and cassette. I changed the chain as well. I tested the chain with a ruler and with one of those chain tools that showed it at .7. But like I said, if the chain doesn't seem to be stretched, was that what caused the cassette to wear? And if so, how do you determine whether to replace the chain? Until now I have replaced the chain on principle every year and a half or so. However, I recently bought a Park Tool "chain checker" to make it easier to see when the chain is worn, so maybe the interval will change. I would replace the chain when the chain checker is at "replace soon" rather than "replace now". The cassette will in any event eventually wear out. I change the cassette (or chainwheel) when I notice that a new chain isn't engaging properly. Typically after about 3 changes of chain. Ned Amazon seems to be selling Shimano HG53 9-speed chains for $16. Divided by a year and a half, or 547 days that is an amortized cost of about $0.03 a day :-) -- cheers, John B. |
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Ned Mantei wrote:
On 18-08-16 19:00, Duane wrote: On 18/08/2016 12:11 PM, Mike A Schwab wrote: On Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 8:54:36 PM UTC-5, wrote: I tend to get at least 5000 miles out of my 10 spd chains. I have a wipperman connect link keep the chain clean. Take it off dunk in OMS back on every say 500-700 miles just use cheap 3-1 oil. So today about 6400 miles on the chain took it off seems to not really be stretched all pins line up on my metal ruler. But I go ahead put a new chain on and works fine no skipping and lining the two up exact same links. Over the whole chain just small difference maybe 3/16. Now I am kinda of mad I was think I should have left it on I probably could have gone 8000. Tell me I did the right thing going early. Deacon mark If you change chains early enough, the cassette doesn't wear down. 10 speed Cassette US$25-40, Chain US$10-40. Yes, but if the chain isn't stretched? I just had to replace a cassette because I was watching the chain wear and it was good. After about 6000km I started to have some problems shifting. A couple of the cogs in my cassette were worn. But the chain still tested fine. This is a SRAM 11 speed with stock chain and cassette. I changed the chain as well. I tested the chain with a ruler and with one of those chain tools that showed it at .7. But like I said, if the chain doesn't seem to be stretched, was that what caused the cassette to wear? And if so, how do you determine whether to replace the chain? Until now I have replaced the chain on principle every year and a half or so. However, I recently bought a Park Tool "chain checker" to make it easier to see when the chain is worn, so maybe the interval will change. I would replace the chain when the chain checker is at "replace soon" rather than "replace now". The cassette will in any event eventually wear out. I change the cassette (or chainwheel) when I notice that a new chain isn't engaging properly. Typically after about 3 changes of chain. I have the Park Tool as well. I usually replace the chain when it says replace soon also. This was the first time that I went through a cassette before a chain. First time with a SRAM set up though. Bike is about a year old. -- duane |
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