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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Subject: Re: RE: Re: Chains
Date: Mon, 27 May 2024 14:48:58 -0500
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On 5/27/2024 2:24 PM, Tom Kunich wrote:
> On Sat May 25 07:37:45 2024 AMuzi  wrote:
>> 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.
>> -- 
>> Andrew Muzi
>> am@yellowjersey.org
>> Open every day since 1 April, 1971
>>
> 
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> 
> 
> I have the idea that SRAM and KMC ae the same chain. Connex are overwhelmingly the best chain but I don't think that paying that rather large premium is worth it when using waxed chain.

SRAM and KMC chain are utterly different in shape, 
hardening, finish and made half the world apart from each other.
-- 
Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971