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Stephen
Guest
Hi there
Just thought I would ask here to see if anyone had any advice.
I bought a bike about 8 months ago from a local bike store. Last time I took
it into be serviced I was told that the chain was worn and that I needed a
new one. I was told that it was at .9 wear (whatever that is) and I should
replace it within a month for $50 (for a better quality german chain) .
Me being cheap went to another bike store that had a 20% sale of bike stuff.
There I was told that it wasnt that worn and that I shouldnt replace just
the chain and I shouldnt even take the chain off at all. He went on to say
that they were just using a chart or somthing that said that its time to get
a new chain even if it dosnt need one. He said clean my chain with a car
wash degreaser spray and leave it where it was on the bike
He then pulled my bike chain a little to see how loose it was, which didnt
move that much.
Who to believe??
Bike store number 1 who gave me a quote off $320 to fix my mountain bike
that I wore pretty much everything out off and then 2 months later told me
$700
Or bike store number 2 that is a competitor
Thanks
Stephen
Just thought I would ask here to see if anyone had any advice.
I bought a bike about 8 months ago from a local bike store. Last time I took
it into be serviced I was told that the chain was worn and that I needed a
new one. I was told that it was at .9 wear (whatever that is) and I should
replace it within a month for $50 (for a better quality german chain) .
Me being cheap went to another bike store that had a 20% sale of bike stuff.
There I was told that it wasnt that worn and that I shouldnt replace just
the chain and I shouldnt even take the chain off at all. He went on to say
that they were just using a chart or somthing that said that its time to get
a new chain even if it dosnt need one. He said clean my chain with a car
wash degreaser spray and leave it where it was on the bike
He then pulled my bike chain a little to see how loose it was, which didnt
move that much.
Who to believe??
Bike store number 1 who gave me a quote off $320 to fix my mountain bike
that I wore pretty much everything out off and then 2 months later told me
$700
Or bike store number 2 that is a competitor
Thanks
Stephen