Re: 12 speed Campy?

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: 
IMKen wrote:

Who wants 12?  I can't get 1000 miles out of ten speed chain.  It's junk,
bring back 8.

Ken 


Then you need a better wrench. I see the same wear on 10s chains,
measured with a length checker(Rohloff) as I did with 8s or 9s. I hear
this '10s chains wear out in short order' all the time but I don't see
it. How do ya know the chain is worn? What do you do to confirm this?

I have one customer that rides by all the time for us to measure his
chain. He has 4000 miles and it still measures like new, a Campag 10s
chain. He keeps it clean, doesn't cross chain.



I'll second that. 1000 miles is a ridiculous low mileage. I ride 10 speed for almost 3 years now (22000 km) and I use my second chain now and the first cogset/chainwheels.
The other day a passed the 10000 km mark on the second C10 chain and for fun I compared that chain with a new one, wich I have standby. Normally I NEVER take my chain of my bike for cleaning. I use some sort of wax a collegue of mine 'invented'. Cleaning means rinsing the chain with cold water from a garden hose, dry the chain (usually compressed air = quicker) and lube again. I do this every 400 km (once 1-2 week) in dry conditions or after every (very) wet ride.
Because I was at it I compared my Connex 9 speed stainless steel chain from my Singlespeed also with the new C10 chain.

http://home.planet.nl/~holtm072/albums/kettingslijtage20042005/

The left chain is the Connex SS 9 sp chain from my singlespeed after 4300 km, the middle chain is a new C10 chain and the right chain is the C10 chain of my road bike after 10000 km. All chains are hanging in full length ( about 104 links) on a nail from the ceiling.

C10 chain is a very very good chain IMO.

Lou
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