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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: Chains
Date: Sat, 25 May 2024 07:37:45 -0500
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On 5/25/2024 6:39 AM, db wrote:
> My feeling has always been that the cheapest chains are
> as good as any, because they all experience grinding wear
> of the pins, and I have never had problems with chains
> other than this, so they get longer and get noisy on the
> chain wheel and rear sprocket. But the chains I bought
> a few days ago sound bad from the start, so maybe I was
> wrong, and there can be too-cheap chains.
> 
> What do you lot reckon?
> 

Chain varies in steel alloy, hardness of the various 
components, fit tolerances and surface finish of the wearing 
surfaces. There are significant wear rate differences among 
brands.
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Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971