roughrider
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I've heard about Coca Cola being used to open drains, but rust removal? Yow! Don't think i need to be drinking something akin to muriatic acid!
I've heard about Coca Cola being used to open drains, but rust removal? Yow! Don't think i need to be drinking something akin to muriatic acid!
My jackshaft and final drive chains are both 9 speed chains, which is a good deal smaller than 415 or 410.
In almost 45,000 kilometers of riding, i have never had a chain tear itself in half, be it 9 speed, 8 speed, 410 or 415, and from experience; having found that the cheapest chains last almost as long as expensive items if lubricated regularly, hence i purchase the lowest cost chains i can find; throwing them over my shoulder when they reach 80% stretch.
With bicycle chains, you are mostly paying an increased cost for weight reduction and corrosion resistance, rather than higher tensile strength.
I have previously purchased KMC 9 speed chain in a bulk buy for $9 online and KMC 8 speed chain in a bulk buy for $7 online, usually selling for around $30 and $40 respectively in bicycle shops in Australia.
Typically i get around 700 kilometers out of a jackshaft chain and around 1000 kilometers out a final drive chain on my bike. I have tried top of the line Wipperman (9 speed) stainless steel chain, purchased for $50 online, and selling for around $150 in the bicycle shops but it only lasted 1,200 kilometers as a final drive chain.
The expensive stuff just didn't work out to be cost effective, only lasting an extra 20% over the cheapest well known "brand name" chain, yet being 500 - 600% more expensive than the low cost item.