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Wow! I would show you mine, but I'm not certain there is one under all the gunk.
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The last two look like you can eat off of 'em. Nice and pretty, but I doubt they are your daily commuter bikes, eh @ScottRyder and @sloar? Mine probably looks more like @tyler_fred's chain.
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The last two look like you can eat off of 'em. Nice and pretty, but I doubt they are your daily commuter bikes, eh @ScottRyder and @sloar? Mine probably looks more like @tyler_fred's chain.
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Original 70s vintage Dura-Ace "Uniglide" chain:
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I became a disciple of the wax method a few years ago, about the time quick connectors became reliable. This is the worst recent chain picture I could find, I took this shortly after finishing a 40 mile road race in driving rain last spring.
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It's an Everest "Special." I used it on my Colnago, and it worked great, but the non-Everest quicklink I stupidly chose to use failed like a Yugo halfway through the 2013 L'Eroica. They pop up on the 'Bay all the time:
Vintage 70's Everest Special Oro 1 2 inch 3 32 114 Links Very RARE | eBay
If you snag an NOS one they come packed in something like cosmoline. The only good way I found to remove it was using a coat hanger to dunk the entire chain into my motorcycle's gas tank. Nothing else weaker would cut that stuff.
Vintage 70's Everest Special Oro 1 2 inch 3 32 114 Links Very RARE | eBay
If you snag an NOS one they come packed in something like cosmoline. The only good way I found to remove it was using a coat hanger to dunk the entire chain into my motorcycle's gas tank. Nothing else weaker would cut that stuff.
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Thanks! It's on my watch list. I was looking for something similar from KMC since it's a Japan group or maybe a matching Suntour Superbe chain with gold and black plates or just gold.
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Here's a photo of my chain, about halfway through L'Eroica 2015. I daresay that there was probably not a molecule of lubricant left in that chain at that point in the ride, hence the nasty squeaking noises from the drivetrain of my bike and everybody else's bike.
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Back in the 70's, I bought a length of bulk chain. Never used it and now it sits in the bottom of my parts bin:
[IMG]P1000575, on Flickr[/IMG]
with this:
[IMG]P1000583, on Flickr[/IMG]
and this
[IMG]P1000582 , on Flickr[/IMG] or is this the same as the first?
and this
[IMG]P1000580, on Flickr[/IMG]
Not to mention the ones on the bikes!
[IMG]P1000575, on Flickr[/IMG]
with this:
[IMG]P1000583, on Flickr[/IMG]
and this
[IMG]P1000582 , on Flickr[/IMG] or is this the same as the first?
and this
[IMG]P1000580, on Flickr[/IMG]
Not to mention the ones on the bikes!
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[QUOTE=OldsCOOL;18255694]Here is mine:
Good thread, OldsCool….
I'm pretty sure I've got a picture of a chain around here somewhere ….
Good thread, OldsCool….
I'm pretty sure I've got a picture of a chain around here somewhere ….
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Why strip it ? just use it as-is until it needs to be relubed. Wipe off the excess with a rag first.
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Certainly an option, but I like to use Rock n Roll, which works better with an oil free surface to adhere the teflon between the rollers and pins. Much easier done with the chain off-bike.
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I heart this photo.
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Here are two cleanish ones. I just noticed how clean the chain on my wife's bike is. Put's me to shame. As usual.
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