Replace whole chainset if replace front chainring? - Page 2

David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote in message news:<MPG.1b55c093d2306f7989873@news.ids.net>...
> In article
> <6f3aac0b.0407061207.544fc798@posting.google.com>,
> awebster@littleheath.org.uk says...
> > "Daniel Kelly \(AKA Jack\)"
> > <d.kellyNOSPAM@NOSPAM.ucl.ac.uk> wrote in message news:<ccednk$le8$1@uns-
> > a.ucl.ac.uk>...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I need to replace my front chainring 'cause it's
> > > broke. Will I have to replace my entire chainset?
> > > People have told me that the entire chainset stretches
> > > with use and so if you replace one component, you have
> > > to replace the whole lot. I've probably used my bike
> > > for at least 1000 rides.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Jack
> > >
> > > PS - this thread is related to my one below asking
> > > "Fractured front cog?"
> >
> > Note that the term "chainset" is usually used to denote
> > left crank, right crank/spider and chainrings. I think
> > you mean should you change
>
> I thought this was the "crankset"?
>
> ....

It is. It's the chainset too.

In article
<6f3aac0b.0407071248.33e86138@posting.google.com>,
awebster@littleheath.org.uk says...
> David Kerber <ns_dkerber@ns_ids.net> wrote in message
> news:<MPG.1b55c093d2306f7989873@news.ids.net>...
> > In article
> > <6f3aac0b.0407061207.544fc798@posting.google.com>,
> > awebster@littleheath.org.uk says...
> > > "Daniel Kelly \(AKA Jack\)"
> > > <d.kellyNOSPAM@NOSPAM.ucl.ac.uk> wrote in message news:<ccednk$le8$1@uns-
> > > a.ucl.ac.uk>...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I need to replace my front chainring 'cause it's
> > > > broke. Will I have to replace my entire chainset?
> > > > People have told me that the entire chainset
> > > > stretches with use and so if you replace one
> > > > component, you have to replace the whole lot. I've
> > > > probably used my bike for at least 1000 rides.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Jack
> > > >
> > > > PS - this thread is related to my one below asking
> > > > "Fractured front cog?"
> > >
> > > Note that the term "chainset" is usually used to
> > > denote left crank, right crank/spider and chainrings.
> > > I think you mean should you change
> >
> > I thought this was the "crankset"?
> >
> > ....
>
> It is. It's the chainset too.

Ok, thanks; I've never heard the term "chainset" used to
mean the same thing as "crankset".

>

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In article <sP-dnbIHjPNvInfdRVn_iw@speakeasy.net>, Sir.Ride-a-
LotNOSPAM@careercenter.com says...
>Daniel Kelly (AKA Jack) wrote:
>> Hi, I need to replace my front chainring 'cause it's
>> broke. Will I have to replace my entire chainset? People
>> have told me that the entire chainset stretches with use
>> and so if you replace one component, you have to replace
>> the whole lot. I've probably used my bike for at least
>> 1000 rides. Thanks, Jack
>> PS - this thread is related to my one below asking
>> "Fractured front cog?"
>1000 rides on the same chain?!? Even if you only did a mile
>on each ride, that's an awful lot of use out of it. Put it
>out to pasture.

If you are only getting 1k miles from your chain, you are
doing something wrong. I've gotten over 15k miles out of a
chain when I sold the bike it was on. Keeping it clean and
lubed is important. If all you do is lube your dirty chain,
then 1k miles is a lot.
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Alex

Wow! What a cross-post list!

On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:51:59 -0400, Alex Rodriguez
<adr5@columbia.edu> wrote:
>If you are only getting 1k miles from your chain, you are
>doing something wrong. I've gotten over 15k miles out of a
>chain when I sold the bike it was on. Keeping it clean and
>lubed is important. If all you do is lube your dirty chain,
>then 1k miles is a lot.

There was a recent semi-scientific experiment done by one
rec.bicycles person which makes that advice questionable. He
used a chain with two quicklinks; he cleaned & lubed half
the chain regularly, and the other half he just kept adding
lube without cleaning. The cleaned half was slightly
(barely) _more_ worn than the half that was not cleaned.
--
Rick Onanian