Thanks for all the replies so far.
I also have a park tool chain wear indicator and have also read the previous threads on this topic on the Hub, where most of the same was said.
JB - bookmarked your website from a previous thread, but still need to read.
I was interested to hear what kind of actual chain life other MTBers where getting.
i.e. when you apply all that has been said above, what mileage, which of course may vary, do you get? (puns intended )
I checked my MTB chain after this weekend's Stellenbosch Challenge mud fest - the park tool indicates between 0.75% & 1% wear.
The bike has done 850km since new and I was wondering how this compared to what others are getting.
Yes, we did have a muddy wet winter in the Cape, I am a heavy rider (90kg) and I always try not to get off my bike on the hills if I can help it.
Got to make use of these heavy muscular legs which mostly count against me sometime!
From what people say above, 850km sounds like average to good going under the conditions.
I like Dick's idea of rotating chain and thereby extending the time that the cluster can mate with a chain.
Expect a new thread from me soon asking about drive train replacement...
