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Old 04-16-12, 10:17 PM
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YellowWolf
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Originally Posted by Bunglefever
Hi, yesterday I bought a 17t surley cog from my local bike shop to change the stock 16t on my kilo chrome stripper. I'm quite new to doing all my mechanic and so I tought that it would fit easily but later I found out that the kilo chain is 3/32 while the cog I bought was 1/8.

My question is, should I return the cog and order a 3/32 online (because they don't have it in stock) or should I upgrade my chain to 1/8.

Are there any benefits to upgrading from 3/32 to 1/8? I've read somewhere that 1/8 is standard for track bikes.

Thank you!
I did the exact same thing a few years ago and got a 1/8 Surly cog! I changed to a 1/8 chain (8-10 bucks) and everything is fine. My chainring is 3/32. Been using this setup for more than 2 years and had no problems.
I personally can't tell a difference in performance.
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