Does the Chain Direction Matter?
03-14-15 | 08:34 PM
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It's a wonder that anyone dredged it up. I wonder if this is a record.
OTOH - it might be fun to how many of the original posters are still around.
This could be a new BF game, find some old thread, and wake it up and see who's still around.
OTOH - it might be fun to how many of the original posters are still around.
This could be a new BF game, find some old thread, and wake it up and see who's still around.
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04-27-19 | 10:17 PM
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04-28-19 | 12:51 PM
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04-29-19 | 10:45 AM
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Then you haven't any of the recent threads on this topic. Where there still isn't any general agreement.
I would still like to know how long that initial "super factory lube" is supposed to last. Sheldon Brown thought it was better than anything you could ever apply yourself, and suggested to wait several hundred miles before applying any lube yourself which might dilute it. Others say no.
I would still like to know how long that initial "super factory lube" is supposed to last. Sheldon Brown thought it was better than anything you could ever apply yourself, and suggested to wait several hundred miles before applying any lube yourself which might dilute it. Others say no.
04-29-19 | 12:40 PM
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The SRAM PC-59 referenced by the OP during the Bush administration was definitely not a directional chain. 
04-29-19 | 12:57 PM
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04-29-19 | 01:20 PM
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I'd say that you can look up the shimano users and dealers information. If the chain you're interested in is directional it will say so. For sure DA and Ultegra chains. Not sure about other trim levels.
04-29-19 | 06:20 PM
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