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Old 04-01-05, 12:12 AM
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TheRCF
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Originally Posted by DCCommuter
Mileage is the wrong measure. If a chain is clean and lubricated it essentially won't wear, and for practical purposes it lasts forever. The problem is in the real world it's hard to keep your chain clean and lubricated, and that it doesn't take long for the chain to wear if you don't. It seems that in 2,000 miles most people will ride enough with their chain dirty or dry to wear it out.

If you're fastidious a chain will last a real long time, but how much effort do you want to put into a $20 part?
Well, I never felt I wiped the chain all that much, but maybe I am doing it more than other people do. I do oil it from time to time, though I don't follow a specific schedule.

Maybe it is enough.
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