by Dave B
Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:15 am
Are they as durable as their 8-speed cousins? Based on recent experience with a SRAM PC49, I'm guessing not due to the thinner construction. A slight jump now and again from the gears on the road bike over the past few days was, I assumed, due to a slightly worn chain. Not to worry, I thought - I'll buy a new one at the weekend, problem solved. Rather more serious than that, it turns out - on close inspection, an outer link plate had started to split around the pin-hole. Seems I've been very lucky, having ridden it in that state for about a week over some fairly tough hills without it giving way!!
It's also the only time in 16 years of buying and using them that a SRAM/Sachs chain has let me down. Plumped for the more expensive but apparently sturdier Wippermann Connex 900 as a replacement, so I'll see how I get on with that.
Dave B
It's also the only time in 16 years of buying and using them that a SRAM/Sachs chain has let me down. Plumped for the more expensive but apparently sturdier Wippermann Connex 900 as a replacement, so I'll see how I get on with that.
Dave B