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06-04-05, 04:40 PM
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Hey everyone,
I have been looking around at some of the different chains out there.. titanium, stainless steel, etc. It looks like a nice chain for around 50 dollars weighs in at around 250 - 300g, a $300 titanium chain is about 200g, but how much does a good old $5-$10 chain from Wal-Mart weigh?
I apologize if this has been covered; I did make an attempt to search (the forum and Google) and didn't come up with anything.
Thomas
I have been looking around at some of the different chains out there.. titanium, stainless steel, etc. It looks like a nice chain for around 50 dollars weighs in at around 250 - 300g, a $300 titanium chain is about 200g, but how much does a good old $5-$10 chain from Wal-Mart weigh?
I apologize if this has been covered; I did make an attempt to search (the forum and Google) and didn't come up with anything.
Thomas
06-04-05, 05:40 PM
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About 350g... but you'd also have to add in the weight of the extra money you'd have in your pocket for not spending a ridiculous amount on chain!
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Originally Posted by Noah Scape
About 350g... but you'd also have to add in the weight of the extra money you'd have in your pocket for not spending a ridiculous amount on chain!
Really. If saving 150g is that important, fill your water bottle only half way.
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Or pee before you ride.
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Yeah, head down to your LBS, ask for their cheapest chain, and buy it. Anything'll work, and it's stupid to spend $40 more than you have to to save 50 grams. Plus, that's $40 everytime you replace a chain...
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Originally Posted by CdCf
Or pee before you ride.
06-04-05, 06:13 PM
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That'll have to be a REALLY good one... 
The average stool is around 100-150 grams.
The average stool is around 100-150 grams.
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Originally Posted by CdCf
That'll have to be a REALLY good one...
The average stool is around 100-150 grams.
The average stool is around 100-150 grams.
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take a poo before a ride too. The best value in any 9 speed chain is the SRAM PC69. Its about 300 grams i think and under 20 bucks
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Originally Posted by rmfnla
I'm not going to ask how you know that.
Google, my friend, Google!
https://www.google.com/search?q=avera...&start=10&sa=N
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Originally Posted by CdCf
That'll have to be a REALLY good one...
The average stool is around 100-150 grams.
The average stool is around 100-150 grams.
https://snipurl.com/fdghFigure: if you're riding a couple hundred miles a week, you're eating prolly' double the average caloric intake of a sedentary chap. Caloric intake--all things equal--has to add up to output weight, no?
Balance that with the fact that, likely, we're all also more regular than the average Sedentary Jo(an) and I think you get an equation that looks something like this:
Output = 2x average
Frequency = 1.5x average
So . . . average weight loss per--um--occurrence =
125g * 2/1.5 = 166g
YMMV
Carry on.
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Originally Posted by seely
Just an FYI, I believe ALL SRAM 9spd chains except for the hollow pin models weigh exactly the same according to their boxes.
https://weightweenies.starbike.com/li...hp?type=chains
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Originally Posted by CdCf
You don't have to - I'll tell you anyway!
Google, my friend, Google!
https://www.google.com/search?q=avera...&start=10&sa=N
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https://www.google.com/search?q=avera...&start=10&sa=N
You crack me up!
I'm convinced the weight thing (for bikes) has nothing to do with riding; it's to "wow" your riding buddies with how light your $9,000 bike is.
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Yeah, but the "rotating mass" of the chain... a lighter chain will be easier to sprint with, not to mention climbing... 
