View Single Post
Old 12-05-09 | 10:07 AM
  #4  
HillRider
Senior Member
 
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 33,657
Likes: 1,119
From: Pittsburgh, PA

Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by DaveSSS
With 4,000 miles on the chain, it may already be too late and you may need a new cassette to go with that new chain.
It probably is too late to just change the chain without having major skipping on the smaller most used cogs. I would measure the chain elongation as DaveSSS recommends. If it's 12-1/6" or so and there are no skipping problems, just keep using it. If it measures 12-1/8 or more, change it and the cassette to keep from wearing the chainrings excessively.

I have a Shimano 9-speed chain on one bike with 8000 miles and it measures exactly 12-1/16" over 24 pins. I'm going to change it reasonably soon but it's still shifting and running fine.
HillRider is offline  
Reply