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Old 03-04-14, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BigAura
I agree with wahoonc that modern narrow (9/10/11) chains don't last.
The chains we used on the TA were 9 speed chains and all three of us made the trip on one chain and used the same chain for a lot of miles after. I know that two of us got 10K miles out of those chains and the other rider in our group used the same chain for quite a while after, but I do not know her mileage. I have not kept good track of the 10 speed chain on my road bike, but it seems to be holding up quite well too.

I actually had worse life out of the 7 speed chains that I have used. It may be that they weren't as good of a chain or that I didn't care for them as well.
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