mgarl10024
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- Bristol
Hi,
Sorry if this is not in the right forum - not sure where this should go!
After nearly 1400 miles (and with keeping it clean), My Chain Wear Tool is starting to fail my chain on the 0.75% side (meaning that I should 'think about getting it changed', rather than 'change it at once' as per the 1% side).
My bike came with:
Cassette: Shimano HG 40, 11-32, 8 Speed
Chain: Shimano HG53
So I've look on Wiggle, and they have the exact chain listed here, oddly as a 9 speed chain, for £17.99. They also have a HG70 chain for £17.49, and as I understand it a HG70 chain should be better than a HG50 (as the numbers go up they get 'better' as per Shimano's ranges).
However, my eyes then spot this KMC chain - it's only £10.58. That's nearly a 40% saving! I'm sure that there are other chains in between these extremes and some outside. I guess some also come with special 'quick' links which I don't really know a lot about either.
So this got me thinking as to what you guys do? Do you simply buy the cheapest chain as they are all the same? Do the cheaper chains wear quicker and so you just replace them more frequently? Or is this a false economy as the more expensive chains last for several times longer?
Advice welcome,
Thanks,
MG
Sorry if this is not in the right forum - not sure where this should go!
After nearly 1400 miles (and with keeping it clean), My Chain Wear Tool is starting to fail my chain on the 0.75% side (meaning that I should 'think about getting it changed', rather than 'change it at once' as per the 1% side).
My bike came with:
Cassette: Shimano HG 40, 11-32, 8 Speed
Chain: Shimano HG53
So I've look on Wiggle, and they have the exact chain listed here, oddly as a 9 speed chain, for £17.99. They also have a HG70 chain for £17.49, and as I understand it a HG70 chain should be better than a HG50 (as the numbers go up they get 'better' as per Shimano's ranges).
However, my eyes then spot this KMC chain - it's only £10.58. That's nearly a 40% saving! I'm sure that there are other chains in between these extremes and some outside. I guess some also come with special 'quick' links which I don't really know a lot about either.
So this got me thinking as to what you guys do? Do you simply buy the cheapest chain as they are all the same? Do the cheaper chains wear quicker and so you just replace them more frequently? Or is this a false economy as the more expensive chains last for several times longer?
Advice welcome,
Thanks,
MG