Originally Posted by
cranky old dude
No tension from this tool, it's just a "drop in" style checker. I provide tension myself.
No matter how far I've pushed off replacing chains in the past, I've yet to destroy any rings.
Run a chain till it is worn out and use it for another couple of hundred miles- Then you find out how much cassette and Chain ring wear you have when you fit a new chain.
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