Originally Posted by
Schwinnsta
Yes they are still the same one inch pitch if that is what you are asking. Chances are it is 1/8" which are pretty common.
I was under the impression that pitch is usually
½".
What I did wonder, though, was whether foreign chains might be closer to whole millimetre values than they are to whole to imperial ones. If they were then a half inch pitch chain might not properly fit metric sprocket cut-outs - if such things exist.
I haven't been able to understand why a bike shop would balk at replacing the chain unless they can't be bothered to obtain a longer-than-standard chain that would need to be shortened to fit.