Well, since I will have to change out the chain in a thousand miles or so, I was wondering if I could just wait for a while. Sounds like the worst thing will be possible occasional skipping?

I can deal with that for a while. With 4 kids, I can't afford to just drop money on my bike constantly.

I'll ride until the chain wears more, and plan on replacing chain and cogset at the same time.

Thanks for the response!