You answered my second question already -- dumb, dumb-dumb-dumb, DUMB! On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 9:33 AM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:29 AM, William <[email protected]> wrote: >> 1/2" per foot. Wow. I was brought up by some pretty fastidious >> mechanics. I was taught in the early 80's 2000 miles or 1/8" per >> foot, whichever comes first. Perhaps that's the reason I have always >> stocked up on chains and have never replaced a cogset or chainring due >> to wear in my life. >> > > How many miles on those rings and cogs? I've got 10K+ miles on the > single 46 t Cyclotourist (old mfr) ring and almost that much on the 15 > t Dura Ace track cog; the cog is fine, the ring is showing the > beginning of "hook" where the backside of the troughs wears from the > rollers. (No sign of deterioration in performance, though. I check my > chains regularly and have changed that on this bike at least 3 times; > how long do *you* get between that 1/8" stretch? >
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