Originally Posted by
GhostRider62
I agree
Your approach is neither good nor enough. My approach is sufficiently accurate, precise and repeatable. It is not high precision. And, I do not need your silly lectures on significant figures or red herring examples WRT skipping gears. Seriously, you think you know everything. The resolution of all these devices is insufficient. Prove me wrong, find an R & R study. Unless you can do that, don't bother responding.
Jeez, you guys just don’t understand how this all works. It is not up to
me to prove
your point. You have to prove your own point. Shimano, SRAM, KMC, and a number of others make chain checking tools that why consider accurate enough, precise enough, and repeatable enough for their chains.
Here’s what Shimano says about their tool
USAGE
- Check the wear of chains accurately, easily and quickly
Here’s what Park says about their tool
The Park Tool CC-3.2 is a go/no-go gauge designed to accurately indicate when a chain reaches 0.5% and 0.75% wear (or "stretch"), the points at which most chain manufacturers suggest replacement. The CC-3.2 is long, accurate,
Nope, I don’t know everything. But that doesn’t mean I know nothing.