Oooh, Ouch Eina, flamed in a tech thread - Johan, I defer to you in all tech aspects on cycling, I respect your opinion and even enjoy your overly opinionated writings.
As far as my post is concerned, I contend that:
1) Have a look at this url. Tsubaki have been making chain for years and, in the Power Transmission Industry, are considered amongst the leaders in research and development of chain. - http://tsubaki.eu/chain/faq/. Refer to Q2.
2) You and I are aware that sideplate elongation and pin wear result in what lay people would call "stretch". I was addressing the post to a lay person
3) As I have said, both in this thread and in previous threads, my speciality is not bikes and my knowledge of things cycling comes from the likes of you, Mampara and the other techies on this forum. However, I stand corrected and offer the following:
10 links of half inch chain should then, by calculation measure 127 mm
A 2% ELONGATION of the chain would result in a length of 129.54. If your 10 links of chain is longer than that, it needs replacing. The more links you use to assess the chain, the more accurate your result will be. 2% is and industry standard acceptable elongation.
5) no problem
6)An offset link is the same as a half link.Same thing different industry term.
Thank you for your enlightening posts (in all sincerity) but allow others who have a working knowledge of the item in question to also offer advice and information, much as you do, without getting uptight.
