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Mordecai
 
Hey folks, I was wondering the benefits of 1/8" chains over 3/32" chains. I ride fixed on the road alot and have always used the latter.

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melville
 
Hey folks, I was wondering the benefits of 1/8" chains over 3/32" chains. I ride fixed on the road alot and have always used the latter.

Some of us like to think we have the power to rip the teeth off a 3/32" cog. It happened to someone somewhere once and we've all extrapolated that to our own experience.

Nowadays it may be easier to find 1/8" chainrings in trackie sizes than 3/32". Also, if you are using a bushingless chain (pretty much every 3/32" chain made since 1989) you may be losing an almost unmeasurable amount of efficiency compared to a true roller chain, which all the 1/8" chains are.

Mordecai
 
wow really? 3/32 have more "stretch"?

melville
 
wow really? 3/32 have more "stretch"?

No, not that so much. Cog strength is the main thing.

Mordecai
 
what do you think of LeveL 3/32 cogs in terms of track duty?

The Carpenter
 
If you run a 1/8" chain you can use 3/32" or 1/8" rings and cogs. This comes in handy if you need to borrow a ring or cog. If you run 3/32" chain and need to borrow, you'll have to find someone with 3/32"

Six jours
 
It really doesn't matter. 3/32" is designed to derail, so chainline is more critical on a track bike when 3/32" is used. Otherwise there's no practical difference.

Mordecai
 
Thanks for the input all. I just look at some of those 1/8'' chains and cant help but wonder if they are more burly. Thats where the "stretch" question came from earlier. Thanks again. See you out there...

The Carpenter
 
If you're really worried, you can use one of these.....
http://www.bikemannetwork.com/biking/p/CH4100

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