> Thanks for all of the input. To answer some of the questions in no
> particular order... I've changed chains before, and have the necessary
> tools, so the on-line purchase will be straightforward. Then again, the
> equipment has always been lower end stuff, so I've always done everything
> myself. This bike is the nicest I've owned.
> My milage is around 4000miles on that chain. The rear cassette looks
> absolutely fine, so I don't expect any slippage.
At 4000 miles, it could easily be possible that the chain has damaged the
cassette. It depends upon how much you weigh, how much you ride in the
hills, and how clean you keep it. If I let one of my chains go that long,
I'd have probably wrecked both my cassette and chainrings. 2000 miles is
about the best I can get, but I weigh 175lbs, ride nothing but hills, and
ride no matter what (rain or shine).
By the way, it's almost impossible to detect the wear required to cause
skipping on a cassette. It just doesn't take that much alteration of the
tooth profile on the smaller cogs to do the trick. When the skipping is on
the largest cogs, it (the wear) is more easily detected visually.
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com
"Fred Aspect" <not_really@fred_aspect.com> wrote in message
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> Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
>>
>> Art Harris wrote:
>>
>>>Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Use the least expensive compatible chain. Get the longer one. I
>>>>recommend a 105 level 9s chain(CN-HG-73) or the Sram PC-59(905)...
>>>
>>>I think the 105 level is HG-53. Ultegra is HG-93. Don't know what
>>>happened to HG-73.
>>>
>>>
>>>>BUT after 2 years, your cogset 'may' be toasted...test ride up a
>>>>hill in all the cogs and if one is worn out, you will know it as
>>>>it skips.
>>>
>>>Depends on mileage. OP should measure how much the chain has
>>>"stretched" to determine how worn it is.
>>>
>>>Art Harris
>>
>>
>> We buy HG-73 from EuroAsia.
>>
>
> Thanks for all of the input. To answer some of the questions in no
> particular order... I've changed chains before, and have the necessary
> tools, so the on-line purchase will be straightforward. Then again, the
> equipment has always been lower end stuff, so I've always done everything
> myself. This bike is the nicest I've owned.
> My milage is around 4000miles on that chain. The rear cassette looks
> absolutely fine, so I don't expect any slippage.
> I think, though, seeing as there are a number of options and my local
> bikeshop are friendly and have a number of very knowledgeable people, I'll
> to there to change my chain.
>
> Thanks for the input guys. Much appreciated.
>
> Fred.