ricksavery
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- Location
- Poole, Dorset
Don't want this to turn into a rant but ordered a HG53 chain from Chain Reaction months ago. It turned up quickly and I kept it in its bag until I needed to replace chains - not for several months.
As well as connection issues which I have posted about elsewhere (won't bang on) the chain turned out to be not 114 links as stated but 110, so it was too short for my bike.
Mentioned this to CRC and they said that any mistake must be reported within 3 working days, so it can't be returned.
I am not in the habit of getting a new vaseline-covered chain out to count the links uness I am about to fit it, prefering to take it on trust that it is right - obviously a mistake.
So just thought I'd mention to anyone buying a chain and keeping until they need it, rather than fitting it immediately, count the links so if it's wrong it can be returned.
Maybe I'm stating the obvious to some, but it wasn't to me, and others may get caught out too.
There! Not too much of a rant
As well as connection issues which I have posted about elsewhere (won't bang on) the chain turned out to be not 114 links as stated but 110, so it was too short for my bike.
Mentioned this to CRC and they said that any mistake must be reported within 3 working days, so it can't be returned.
I am not in the habit of getting a new vaseline-covered chain out to count the links uness I am about to fit it, prefering to take it on trust that it is right - obviously a mistake.
So just thought I'd mention to anyone buying a chain and keeping until they need it, rather than fitting it immediately, count the links so if it's wrong it can be returned.
Maybe I'm stating the obvious to some, but it wasn't to me, and others may get caught out too.
There! Not too much of a rant