dngr2self Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 I don't see any reason to confuse. Half link is 100% shit. 3 of my mates snapped it in period from 1 day to 2 weeks. They are fail by design for trials. And for example on my KMC 810 only chainlock snapped after 3 years of riding. And my mate rides some KMC (710 I guess) that 7 years old! It's stupid. but.. I thought you'd only been riding one year eight months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 I thought you'd only been riding one year eight months. How about using your brain to get that bikes may be not only brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) its maybe that the first thing one would do after buying a used bike is putting a new chain on? and only parts you destroyed that were used from brandnew count,who knows what the previous owner did to it? i snapped a chain once,since then i changed it every 6 months the latest. no problems at all now Edited May 24, 2013 by FamilyBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 its maybe that the first thing one would do after buying a used bike is putting a new chain on? and only parts you destroyed that were used from brandnew count,who knows what the previous owner did to it? i snapped a chain once,since then i changed it every 6 months the latest. no problems at all now >first thing one would do after buying a used bike is putting a new chain on? Why? I don't think previous owner did something like that: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dngr2self Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 How about using your brain to get that bikes may be not only brand new. In that case how do you know how old the chain was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 >first thing one would do after buying a used bike is putting a new chain on? exactly. i know what lifespan i can get out of a new chain,but i wouldnt know that from a used one. and a snapping chain when gapping is no joke,you go like "salto mortale forwards" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted May 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 Guys, I know how dangerous it is - not to swap chains periodically. I know how old that chain is because there was no rational reason to lie about that chain. But the fact is - it was 3 years old chain and what was snapped is chainlock. My crazy friend rides 7 years old chain without helmet and this chain already snapped in a year ago and he still rides on that chain. This is madness generated by greed. Now I ride on some new kmc 810 and will swap it every year. This is very important. because I want to ride instead of recovering from injuries. Half link is still 100% shit. I hope my friend would be lucky, because I have nobody to ride instead of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyBiker Posted May 24, 2013 Report Share Posted May 24, 2013 give him your old chain, its half as old as his actually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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