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| Nelson Binch wrote:
| > "Sorni" <
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| > | "Penny S." <
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| > | > does it really matter what kind I replace with? C'mon, be gentle
with
| > me.
| > |
| > | 8-speed or 9, SRAM's are fine.
| > |
| > | High-end or -low, they just plain go.
| > |
| > | So go forth quickly to your LBS,
| > |
| > | and if they ask who sent ya, tell 'em B.S.
| > |
| > | Bill "finish weak" S.
| > |
| > | (PS: PC-99 is what I use; PC59 is a good "value" choice, IMO.)
| > |
| > |
| >
| > Eventually, my fleet will wear PC58s and 59s (for 8 and 8 speed, respectively.) They are the
| > most trouble free chains I've ever used.
| >
| > However, changing to a new type of chain will often reveal wear to your cassette. It can feel
| > like it is constantly out of gear or skipping or
just
| > plain rough. Your cassette has worn on concert with the old one and the small differences
| > between the two types (or even between an old and a
fresh
| > chain) can be enough to mess up the shifting.
| >
| > One word of advice, though, is to put on (or have put on) the chain and
ride
| > it yourself. Your LBS might push to go ahead and change the cassette,
but
| > try it out first. Could save you $30-$50.
| >
| >
| I have to agree with SRAM and the gears. I've use PC59 and PC99. I like the PC99 better -- for me,
| they last longer and shift bettor over their life, but you pay for it
. I've broken no-name and
| shimano chains, but never a SRAM -- but I'm not light (225 lbs).
|
| As to the gears, put the new chain on and pedal HARD. If you can make the chain skip, figgure out
| whether it's the cassette or the chainrings and if the chainrings, which ones need to be replaced
| (usually the granny and middle). You can tell if it's the cassette because only some of the gears
| will skip no matter which chainring you're in; for the chainrings, you'll get skip no matter which
| cassette rear you're in. If you can't isolate it, it's probably both
.
|
| If you want to ride while all of this is happening, make sure that you can put your old chain
| back on
.
Your actual mileage may vary, but my cassettes last 3-4 chains, chainrings 10+ chains. I've only had
to replace my very oldest rings, and never RaceFace rings (granted, none of them are very old yet!)
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