Chain Life

[Wiltshire Warrior]

I cant believe that after only 100 miles my SLX chain is on .75 on my CC2 checker - Good job chains are cheap - I have switched to XT now so I will see if that lasts any longer or shorter than the SLX.

Can anyone beat 100 miles to wear a chain out!

 

[Doomanic]

No, but I know there's at least one person out there who has had a motor last less than that!

My SLX chain is at .75 after 650 miles.

 

[Wiltshire Warrior]

Maybe its the Ridgeway Clay and Flint rubbing compound?

 

[Gary]

The Park CC2 isn't actually an accurate measurement device.

 

[mark.ai]

I have the CC2 and it does seem to show lower readings than I was expecting / hoping for! Can you recommend a good chain checker @Gary?

 

[Gary]

This

A new chain measures exactly 12" pin to pin, each fraction over that is the wear. The longer the section of chain you measure the more acurate your findings will be

 

[mark.ai]

Aha yes that is cool - measuring over more links like that is a great tip

That has spurred me to some online searching which turned up these links:

Bikeradar - chain life explained​

Chain wear measuring tools​

So an extra 1/16 inch over 12" is about 0.5% wear (for 24 links)

As an aside it's really interesting that 2 chain links is exactly 1 inch like that - says something about how they were designed