Chain Help.

why what u doin?

Nout as far as i know my chain has done in excess of 20,000 and i dont know how far before i bought the bike.Its a bog standard chain too lol. So am i playing with fire and i need to change ??????????????

Originally Posted by thebluelion

Nout as far as i know my chain has done in excess of 20,000 and i dont know how far before i bought the bike.Its a bog standard chain too lol. So am i playing with fire and i need to change ??????????????

With that sort of mileage it might be time to start measuring wear. With the chain under as much tension as you can muster and measuring across 20 links (21 pins) with verniers, the maximum wear limit is 319.4mm/12.57" or 15.97mm per link, but measure a bunch of them together it doesn't have to be 20. If it exceeds that number then replacement is due. If you don't replace it then you are playing with fire.

If it measures okay and does not have damaged plates, pins or rollers, pitting (surface rust that can be cleaned off is okay), loose pins, or binding links then it should be good to go a little longer.


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