boesman88

Yes have one as spare. Point is one isnt suppose to ride with a spare chain in your back pocket. Riding with GX is like owning a landrover. Its amazing until its not

Not on this bike but I have many other chains in the household. Will try XX1 now

https://www.mtbr.com/threads/breaking-nx-gx-eagle-chains.1220378/

https://singletrackworld.com/forum/bike-forum/crack-chain-links-sram-gx-12sp/

If it is fake then the SRAM distributor in SA gave me the wrong product which I doubt.

I’m reading more and more about the same issue happening with SRAM GX chains elsewhere. Also, first example of a guy who snapped his chain on 2 places simultaneously. something is seriously wrong with this product…

I wish it was due to excessive power, but alas. FTP a tad over 300. I’m just an average rider. The chain issue cannot be a power thing

Its a sram eagle chain. Got it from Sram. Some links says sram others say eagle

Not worn by much - 0.39% (havent been riding much over the last couple of years on this specific bike). So technically it should still have some life left.

Who is Matt and how do I join him? 😀

Except the current casette effectively has only had one chain. The new chain bought in Jan is its second- shouldn’t be worn that quick but I guess it is possible. Normally a casette lasts 3-4 chains depending on use.

I am super happy that the rainy season is now over, as I will most certainly be struck by lightning if I were to leave the house..... TWICE. So, update after a couple of years of riding my "replaced under warranty GX chain and GX cassette".... it happened again! Out on a ride, having fun and then snap - chain gone. In fact, the weirdest thing happened: the chain did not just snap, a piece with about 10 links broke off and was lying in the dirt road. ie. two links broke at the same time. Kid you not! So I used my spare link and that of a fellow rider to get me going again. 5kms in, it snapped again. This is when I threw in the towel, the group rode on and I had a boer-maak-a-plan to get home. This time I had around 8 links look like the image below. I bought a new GX chain on my way home This was January 2025. Two months in I noticed that eary tiking sound when I put power down. Took my bike for a checkup before the Sani2C couple of weeks ago thinking by BB was acting up and the mechanic told me my chain is worn and should be replaced. TWO MONTHS OF RIDING?? Hauw... Anyways, seems after all this I'm back to square one. I don't think I have energy for another root canal to try and get to the bottom of this one... If anyone has the contact details of someone at SRAM - please PM me.

great coffee and convenience doesn't normally go hand in hand. However, the Jura machines are probably the closest you'll get to great coffee in a bean-to-cup setup. It is consistent and these machines lasts. So if convenience and consistency is your thing, you cannot go wrong with a Jura. Dont expect the same quality tho as you'll get form a cafe quality manual or semi-auto machine. different league all together.

Am looking for a 203mm post mount front adapter. Shops dont seem to keep stock in the 203’s.

I wonder how many other of these types of issues (‘hidden defects’- not cassette specific) exists across the various brands and models that the general public just doesnt know about. Kind of makes me feel like a mushroom. Anyways, on a positive note, I received my long awaited 4 pot Zee brakes and upgraded rotors yesterday and the new cassette and chain tomorrow. If all goes well I’ll be hitting the trails on Saturday! Cant wait.