Broke Chain
09-18-07, 07:53 PM
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Broke Chain
4 week old bike and the chain broke this evening. How common is it for a chain to break? What are the causes? Its a KMC chain.
09-18-07, 08:40 PM
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Was the point of failure the connecting link? It's quite possible the shop made a mistake during assembly.
09-18-07, 08:41 PM
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09-18-07, 08:43 PM
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i' have a bike from 2005 with the original chain....it's a commuter not a road bike but still the chain lasts pretty long for me so far
u must also weight a ton to be able to put those massive quads to it's full potential
u must also weight a ton to be able to put those massive quads to it's full potential
09-19-07, 06:21 AM
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Can ewe save the 'u' stuff for your cell phone, please?
