On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:51:10 GMT, Matt O'Toole <
[email protected]> wrote:
>KinkyCowboy wrote:
>
>> Remind us why you want to use generic $6USD chains instead of SRAM $6USD chains? If I can buy
>> single PC48 chains sans Powerlink for under £5GBP, I'm sure you could pick up a PC38 for
>> $5.99USD. You definitely want to be sure the link fits precisely if the chain's integrity is
>> providing one of your brakes.
>
>It would be great if $6 SRAM chains were available, but I have yet to find a bike shop that sells
>them. I used to stock up on PC48 when Performance or someone had them on sale for under $10, but I
>haven't even seen that for a few years. The problem is that bike shops aren't interested in selling
>a <$10 chain when they can sell you a >$15 one. As far as I'm concerned, that's just money down the
>toilet, but one man's waste is another man's profit, I guess.
>
>Matt O.
Maybe I'm luckier over here than I imagined, lots of shops here have PC48 at under £5GBP, thats
$8USD, including our 17.5% sales tax. Most bike parts are numerically equal in GBP or USD, though a
lot of SRAM chains are manufactured in Europe which may explain why we get good deal here.
Kinky Cowboy
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