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John Scott
Guest
I cycled to work today just to get about 4 miles from home (still had 11 to
do) when my chain broke, link snapped in 2. After some inspection, I left the chain hanging on the
roadside barbedwire fence and freewheeled and pushed back home. I didn't have anything to carry
the chain in and I thought I might as well put a new one on instead of getting it mended and it
breaking again. Anyway I got home cleaned myself up and put the bike in the back of the car and
took the bike in to the bike shop I purchased the bike in, about a year ago. Now they weren't as
surprised as I was at the chain's failure as I said that I had done about 3000 miles on the bike
and the chap in the shop said he replaced his chain twice a year, and they said I should replace
the rear 9-speed cassette as well(as seemingly they wear together). So I did it and it cost me
£42.50. £15.00 for the chain and £27.50 for the cassette.
My question is - should I replace the chain (and cassette) every 6 months ? This seem quite
excessive to me and I thought a bike should be cheap to maintain !
Thanks, John
PS. I hope things don't happen in 3's as our central heating boiler broke down last night, fixed
now though.
do) when my chain broke, link snapped in 2. After some inspection, I left the chain hanging on the
roadside barbedwire fence and freewheeled and pushed back home. I didn't have anything to carry
the chain in and I thought I might as well put a new one on instead of getting it mended and it
breaking again. Anyway I got home cleaned myself up and put the bike in the back of the car and
took the bike in to the bike shop I purchased the bike in, about a year ago. Now they weren't as
surprised as I was at the chain's failure as I said that I had done about 3000 miles on the bike
and the chap in the shop said he replaced his chain twice a year, and they said I should replace
the rear 9-speed cassette as well(as seemingly they wear together). So I did it and it cost me
£42.50. £15.00 for the chain and £27.50 for the cassette.
My question is - should I replace the chain (and cassette) every 6 months ? This seem quite
excessive to me and I thought a bike should be cheap to maintain !
Thanks, John
PS. I hope things don't happen in 3's as our central heating boiler broke down last night, fixed
now though.