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06-27-06 | 09:41 PM

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my chain snapped

Riding up a hill on the way to work and I hear a really loud PING. and my chain goes whipping off. The link was bent wide and also a huge chunk of metal was torn from it. It's my first chain that I've snapped.

Anywhom, suggest a chain.

06-27-06 | 09:43 PM

seasponge

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kmc kool k710 freestyle/bmx chain

06-27-06 | 09:46 PM

concernicus

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ive always been a fan of the pc-1

06-27-06 | 09:55 PM

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just set it and forget it

06-27-06 | 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by seasponge

kmc kool k710 freestyle/bmx chain

+1

or the k810 if you're running 3/32" gear.

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06-27-06 | 11:50 PM

evanyc

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how long had you been riding the chain? what kind of maintainance do you do on your chains?

06-28-06 | 01:17 AM

sers

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how long had you been riding the chain? what kind of maintainance do you do on your chains?

i was thinking more along the lines of a master link, or a link that had been rejoined incompletely. if the rivet slipped out, it acted as a lever, bending out and breaking off a part of the outer plate.