Originally Posted by
unterhausen
the chain on my commuter is dead after about 4 months. There is a link that is tight, and it refuses to loosen up. I'm annoyed by that. Fortunately 8 speed chains are pretty cheap. I imaging changing it every year is called for, I think 4 months is a manufacturing problem. Thanks SRAM
Time should be independent of use. I get more mileage from a chain. Perhaps u just had a bad one?