Change both casette and chain?

tt_dk said:

Hi!

My chain is old and worn, but the casette looks fine. Should I change both or just the chain?

Greetings,
Tom

Measure the chain as per Sheldon Brown at www.harriscyclery.com

boudreaux said:

Measure the chain as per Sheldon Brown at www.harriscyclery.com

Okay, thanks! 🙂

tt_dk said:

Hi!

My chain is old and worn, but the casette looks fine. Should I change both or just the chain?

Greetings,
Tom

how do you know the cassette looks fine? by your question, you seem to have little knowledge or experience. if the chain is so worn that it looks worn, it has probably damaged the cassette. my suggestion...buy both new, and change the chain every 2500 miles. clean them regularly, and your cassette will last through several chains.

tt_dk said:

Hi!

My chain is old and worn, but the casette looks fine. Should I change both or just the chain?

Greetings,
Tom

Depends how old they are. A bike shop wrench once told me that over time, the chain and gears "marry" each other. This is to mean that they integrate to work with each other smoothly. Once that happens, it is suggested that you replace both the chain and gears because changing the chain alone won't work well with the old gears.

rv said:

... my suggestion...buy both new, and change the chain every 2500 miles. clean them regularly, and your cassette will last through several chains.

boudreaux suggest learning to measure a chain rather than going with some mindless arbitrary mileage number.
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genxsis said:

Depends how old they are. A bike shop wrench once told me that over time, the chain and gears "marry" each other. This is to mean that they integrate to work with each other smoothly. Once that happens, it is suggested that you replace both the chain and gears because changing the chain alone won't work well with the old gears.

No point in that mindless exercise unless the chain is too worn. Learn how to do it as per Sheldon Brown and quit guessing.

boudreaux said:

boudreaux suggest learning to measure a chain rather than going with some mindless arbitrary mileage number.
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sometimes mindless is good. it frees me to ponder important questions...like, "why is boudreaux such a [censored]?"

rv said:

sometimes mindless is good. it frees me to ponder important questions...like, "why is boudreaux such a [censored]?"

......and "when will the muppets ever get it? "

boudreaux said:

......and "when will the muppets ever get it? "

You probably spend more time reading and studying about bikes than actually riding the bloody things. Chains and cassettes wear out together. If the chain looks old and tired, it probably is. That means the cassette is shot aswell. Either base your facts on experience or quit spurtin' [censored] boudreaux.🙄

boudreaux said:

......and "when will the muppets ever get it? "

You forgot about the carpet smokers.

shannons dad said:

You probably spend more time reading and studying about bikes than actually riding the bloody things. Chains and cassettes wear out together. If the chain looks old and tired, it probably is. That means the cassette is shot aswell. Either base your facts on experience or quit spurtin' [censored] boudreaux.🙄

The only way to know how old and tired a chain is, is to measure it. AFWIW, that 'chains and cassettes wear together' is the most mindless regurgitated drivel the muppets, nose pickers, and carpet smokers ever came up with. You are obviously a card carrying member of the club. 🙄 🙄

boudreaux said:

The only way to know how old and tired a chain is, is to measure it. AFWIW, that 'chains and cassettes wear together' is the most mindless regurgitated drivel the muppets, nose pickers, and carpet smokers ever came up with. You are obviously a card carrying member of the club. 🙄 🙄

It's quite an exclusive club actually!! If you can't tell if a chain is buggered or not without using a friggin micrometer, you don't belong near a bike. The only regurgitated [censored] I know of, is that slop your mum spoon-feeds you.:p

shannons dad said:

... Chains and cassettes wear out together...

Only if they are out of spec. As long as the chain is replaced as it becomes out of spec or just before they don't wear out together or marry each other as a previous poster put it.

Cassettes and chainrings should last much longer than a chain. If they don't the person is not doing proper maintenance.

Doctor Morbius said:

Only if they are out of spec. As long as the chain is replaced as it becomes out of spec or just before they don't wear out together or marry each other as I've heard it put.

Cassettes and chainrings should last much longer than a chain. If they don't the person is not doing proper maintenance.

Even a brand new chain on a slightly worn cassette will slip under a certain amount of pressure. The only exception is if the bike has only ever been used indoors where [censored] can't conamminate the drivetrain.

I replace my chain about every 500 miles (45 days) or as soon as I measure wear.

the cassette, that I do twice to three times every year, or again as soon as it starts to show wear

the cassette should not need to be replaced as often if you are good about replacing the chain before it is worn

shannons dad said:

Even a brand new chain on a slightly worn cassette will slip under a certain amount of pressure. The only exception is if the bike has only ever been used indoors where [censored] can't conamminate the drivetrain.

Oh BS!! 🙄 ...Why don't you go back to your playground monitor job and leave the the stuff that requires a few brains cells to them than have them.

vrbuzard said:

I replace my chain about every 500 miles (45 days) or as soon as I measure wear.

You must either be really tough on chains, or never lube them. 🙄 🙄

tt_dk said:

Hi!

My chain is old and worn, but the casette looks fine. Should I change both or just the chain?

Greetings,
Tom

Here is the short story if you don't want to bother measuring the chain.Put on a new chain...If it skips,then the cogs are worn and you need to replace them too....End of it.

boudreaux said:

You must either be really tough on chains, or never lube them. 🙄 🙄

guess I'm just tough on them

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