skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
KMC's don't seem bad on price either.....result !
If I could understand what this meant I'd still think it was tosh. The day my legs can straighten the bent plates on a half-link is the day I say "Oi, Sir Chris, fancy a race......?"I like KMC. I wouldn't bother with a half-link chain unless you have a specific need to adjust the chain length half a link at a time. The dog-leg bends in half-link chains was invented for BMX, and is unnecessary for fixed and single-speed. With each pedal stroke these bends are trying to straighten, and their presence probably weakens the chain slightly. Whatever you choose, get one with a proper joining link (i.e. elongated circlip).
If I could understand what this meant I'd still think it was tosh. The day my legs can straighten the bent plates on a half-link is the day I say "Oi, Sir Chris, fancy a race......?"
Ah the old "these people agree with me" argument. that always carries the day.Most of the people who've posted in these threads don't like half-link chains. The recurring complaints are excessive stretching, broken side plates and snapped pins.
http://www.sa.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=92459&pagenum=1
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/half-link-chains-all-rubbish
Ah the old "these people agree with me" argument. that always carries the day.
and if I had a quid for everything that the forumites on singletrackworld have written off as rubbish over the years I'd be a much wealthier man!![]()
Try running a 3/32 chain on an 1/8 cogCant see any reason to ride with a wider chainset/chain apart from fashion.
Yep had one on a s/s 5 years ago kept stretching,
eventually the stretching stopped,
then the side plates kept snapping
Never again
Two straw men in one argument. Well done.
Try running a 3/32 chain on an 1/8 cog![]()
Funny.....;-). Yes that would be a problem. So if you have a 3'32 cog and front chain ring and a 3'32 chain I cannot see any other reason to have the wider setup apart from fashion.