Originally Posted by Beerman
Well, don't let our little racer friend know about that, OK? Those BMX racing companies have to make their skrilla somehow, since racing is half as popular as it was a decade ago. It's much better for their pocketbooks if he's buying all new everything when his chain stretches a little bit.
*cough* Well, in the case of race bikes, the whole bike should be replaced when the chain wears out (every 4 or 5 races). Don't skimp on the CF headset spacers and Ti spokes.