Bike chain
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novocaine
Old School Grand Master
There is an argument that material changes have been made in newer cassettes but also the increase in details like ramps, where the material has been intentionally thinned may have something to do with it. The sprockets themselves are no thinner than 8 speed so it's something of a strange finding but gone are the days of 3 chains to a cassette, I'm lucky to get 2 chains on the 10 speed and I have to constantly monitor wear to not let it go over .75mm stretch.
Joe*Pro
Senior Retro Guru
I’ve also found using just GT85 has helped make things last longer, as the chain/cassette always then seems cleaner.
using occasional wet/dry lube has often quite quickly trashed everything in my experience, with more dirt/dust sticking to it and if you are not some one who wants to clean/degrease it all off again every week.
and have I remembered correctly, a new chain on an older cassette will likely slip gears immediately, but a new cassette on an old chain won’t ? Whilst appreciating chains are cheap by comparison and thus you should ideally always change both at the same time.
using occasional wet/dry lube has often quite quickly trashed everything in my experience, with more dirt/dust sticking to it and if you are not some one who wants to clean/degrease it all off again every week.
and have I remembered correctly, a new chain on an older cassette will likely slip gears immediately, but a new cassette on an old chain won’t ? Whilst appreciating chains are cheap by comparison and thus you should ideally always change both at the same time.
