Originally Posted by
spare_wheel
If I did what you suggest my chains would start skipping badly enough that they would pose a safety risk when trying to cross a busy arterial. The commuting forum desperately needs a sticky post titled: do not extrapolate advice from your idiosyncratic retrogrouch experiences.
Stop being so ultra-paranoid. If your chain starts skipping then its time to buy a new set, so no it woudn't pose any safety risk what so ever. You would notice it immediately and it would be time to change it. That was my point. Skipping and other obvious signs of wear are the best indicator. Just because you don't agree with my simplistic non-wasteful advice doesn't mean it is wrong. My advice is my advice. When I person asks for advice all that should matter is what you think personally. Take it or leave it so just get off your high horse for a second please.