Kind of a newbie post, but I'm a bit curious. I bought a Salsa Casserole a few months back to complement my road bike and I really like it. I can't believe it has more than 800 miles on it yet. Last week, I took off hopeing to do my first century of the year and, as I climbed the steep hill out of town, the chain jambed and fell off and over I went (clipped in). Happened once more without falling and the next time the chain broke altogether. No cell service so a long hike home. Anyway, the drama aside, isn't that a bit soon for this to happen? Never happened to me before even after thousands of miles on other bikes. Chain broke on a normal link, not a connector, and I showed it to the bike shop and they said the links around it were about to go as well. They were ok about it and charged me $20 for a new chain and put it on. Old chain was a Sram PC951, which I've found is a cheapie so the new one is probably comparable. What gives? Happenstance, bad luck?
Thanks