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keep this roadie crap out of my sub-forum! :(

DIY, cheap beer and 7.2 megapizel cameras only plz

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Originally Posted by edmondraptor (Post 6091682)

Man I thought someone would have posted this thing

OK, that link takes you to the most overpriced chain I have ever seen! I mean, come on! A $372 titanium bike chain! Really, who the hell needs a chain designed to weight in at only 250gms? If you are trying to loose 50 to 100 grams while riding for less money, try riding with only one sock or take a pee right before getting into the saddle!

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Originally Posted by reckon (Post 6089207)

why yes, we do.

my manly fixed gear is so cool and testosterone packed that I must use a 3/4" chain from backhoe or I snap them the minute I start doing my manly skids and skips.

yeah, seriously tho in twenty five years of just ridiculous mountain bike/bmx/jump/skatepark bicycle abuse I never ever snapped a chain, even ones that I had SERIOUSLY neglected.

until I used a lightweight road chain on a fixed hear bike, and did some skids.

so yes, I'd say just from personal experience I think my fixie puts much more stress on the chain, ESPECIALLY since the stress is in BOTH forward & backward directions and is why I like 1/8" GOOD BMX or track chains: the BMX chains are JUST as strong as the track legal chains and half the price.

I smell somthing stinky, and it's the above post. The stress is forward and backward? Interesting thought, but not really sound logic or mechanics. You can't push on a chain. Only pull, and it doesn't matter if that pulling is on the top or bottom of your drivetrain. Still pulling, same forces.

Geared drivetrains are harder on chains because of the differing chainline between gears, forcing the chain to bend side to side under stress. It has nothing to do with how much harder anyone thinks riding a fixed gear is. Most geared chains are of higher quality than so called singlespeed chains - better tolerancing, mushroomed pins, stronger alloys. Look at some of the quoted ultimate strength measurements for chains and you'll see the differences. One instance of a multi-speed road chain breaking on a fixed gear does not make bigger chains more better.

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Originally Posted by thanks (Post 6091885)

id love to see the most expensive crankset money can buy.

http://fairwheelbikes.com/images/lar...vicula_LRG.jpg

$1450.00

clavicula has got to be the worst name ive ever heard.

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it's a ten speed chain. read the description.

I used ten speed on chains on my single speed trek,ok.

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Originally Posted by edmondraptor (Post 6091682)

Man I thought someone would have posted this thing

damn. I spent 30 minutes looking for that last night. I saw it in a J&B catalog a few years ago.

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Originally Posted by TimArchy (Post 6094539)

damn. I spent 30 minutes looking for that last night. I saw it in a J&B catalog a few years ago.

google 'insane price overkill', should be third.

THM name their **** after bones. scapula, clavicula, etc.

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Originally Posted by shogun17 (Post 6094991)

google 'insane price overkill', should be third.

THM name their **** after bones. scapula, clavicula, etc.

there's something disturbing about this statement regarding a chain:

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You will qualify for finance when you buy this item by spending an extra £80.01