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Old June 4th, 2009, 12:05 PM
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mine is about 13K

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no the average chain runs about 15-20k miles depending on maintenance intervals done on the chain. i.e. regular cleaning and adjusting .
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mine is about 13K
so in other words its still perfect cause its still somewhat in its prime. and if you have good maintenance habits itll last longer.
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Old June 4th, 2009, 03:34 PM
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I guess it all depends. I've seen chains last 20K with little maintenance and I've seen them last 10K. Sprockets the same way (steel of course) It's wierd how it varies so much
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Old June 4th, 2009, 05:10 PM
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depends on 100 different things.
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Old June 4th, 2009, 05:14 PM
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Let's start with #1
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Old June 4th, 2009, 09:09 PM
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#1 - what do you consider proper chain maintenance??
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Old June 4th, 2009, 09:21 PM
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16000 on mine ...original and it still looks great
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Old June 5th, 2009, 03:18 AM
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Proper is to clean and lube every 600 miles
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Old June 5th, 2009, 07:17 AM
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Proper is to clean and lube every 600 miles
and if you skip that for say 5000miles or so how long do you expect the chain and sprockets to hold up?
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Old June 5th, 2009, 09:32 AM
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All my scientific data got ruined when I spilled my beer on it
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All my scientific data got ruined when I spilled my beer on it
c'mon damnit
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Old June 7th, 2009, 03:35 AM
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just when we had a thread on here actually talking about bikes
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