broken chain mystery
- ListerTheStupid
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Re: broken chain mystery
Did it proper tho!
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Re: broken chain mystery
Oh yes. Very lucky I was only doing 3 mph when it let go and did no damege to me or bike. I clocked about fast speed on Rainford bypass less than 10 mins earlier and could have been very messy.
- ListerTheStupid
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Re: broken chain mystery
very lucky... could have been much worse...ned wrote:Oh yes. Very lucky I was only doing 3 mph when it let go and did no damege to me or bike. I clocked about fast speed, on Rainford bypass less than 10 mins earlier and could have been very messy.
not a clue how it snap like that tho, must have been weakened by something..
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how old is the chain ? mileage etc ? some clue on the rust maybe ? very very lucky probably twice , as there was an unmarked police car operating on the Rainford bypass on weds !!…glad it went at 3mph and not the high speed .
For a replacement get the best you can afford not a chinese one
For a replacement get the best you can afford not a chinese one
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Glad it didn't damage anything etc - looking at the photo the chain does not look to be in very good condition (lots of grunge in the rollers, plates and o rings and corrosion) - was it a brand item or budget chain ?
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Seen a similar one a few years back.
A tight link had caused the chain side plate to stress and had cracked.
The pin pulled out on one side and then it was just a matter of time.
Looked exactly like your chain.
A tight link had caused the chain side plate to stress and had cracked.
The pin pulled out on one side and then it was just a matter of time.
Looked exactly like your chain.
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The chain was only 12 months old. It looks grotty cos I used an acid cleaner on it last year which took some of the gold coating off and I will confess to not lubing it as often as I should. I had a pretty big off last september on the left side and replaced full faring stator and casing left bar left rear set and pilion peg. I went over the bike in fine detail before going back on the road. I didn't see anything suspicious on the chain but I suppose it is possible an impact on the kerb or something may have stressed the failed link .I am going to change the rear sticker aswell now just incase.
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Are the budget chain really as poor quality as a lot of people make out. Has anyone ever had a chain fail. This was a cheap ish one from M&B where I have bought lots of bike bits and never had any quality issues.
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ned Ive send you a PM .
yeah the cheap chains even come in different quality too , the chinese ones are worse than this from Taiwan for example . Its one of those you get what you pay for items unfortunatley
yeah the cheap chains even come in different quality too , the chinese ones are worse than this from Taiwan for example . Its one of those you get what you pay for items unfortunatley
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