StuInTokyo
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- Dec 3, 2010
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I got a Park Tools chain wear gauge tool thing, its a go, no go gauge, it has two sides the 0.5 side and the 0.75 side, I guess depending on the chain maker the amount of wear allowed before replacemnt varies.
If the tool sits right down in the chain (like in my pic above) then the chain is worn and needs to be replaced. Well that is right down, in fact it is loose in there, it rattles back and forth, and that is on the 0.75 side of the gauge, so yeah, I need a new chain
Question, as this bike is a Nexus 8 hub, I don't need to shift from gear to gear on the chain ring or cog side of things, can I run a much stronger chain like you do on a fixie? Seriously this chain has been stretched for some time, I should have replaced it in maybe November, but I was busy, I did replace it at the end of August, so three months and the chain is stretched. Can I run the beefier chain for the fixies bikes? Will it fit, or would I need new chain wheels and cogs?
Cheers!
If the tool sits right down in the chain (like in my pic above) then the chain is worn and needs to be replaced. Well that is right down, in fact it is loose in there, it rattles back and forth, and that is on the 0.75 side of the gauge, so yeah, I need a new chain
Question, as this bike is a Nexus 8 hub, I don't need to shift from gear to gear on the chain ring or cog side of things, can I run a much stronger chain like you do on a fixie? Seriously this chain has been stretched for some time, I should have replaced it in maybe November, but I was busy, I did replace it at the end of August, so three months and the chain is stretched. Can I run the beefier chain for the fixies bikes? Will it fit, or would I need new chain wheels and cogs?
Cheers!