Originally Posted by
modernjess
Proper semi horizontal dropouts are my magic. There is chain stretch. I replace my chain every spring, and I measure the new against the old, it's at least a half a link to a full link longer after a year.
A half-link is 1/2" in length. That's
8 times the suggested distance of "stretch" a chain should have before replacing it! Are you replacing your chainring and freewheel, too? They've gotta be gnawed looking.