Chainring & chain Qs...

[Merlin]

Hello everyone,

 

On a Shimano 9-speed HG chain, is it standard to find the letters 'LF' engraved on random links?

 

http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/3/30/900x900px-LL-30ca5466_DFUmG7U.jpeg

 

Do these chainrings look new to you? They were fitted, the gears adjusted and the bike was then ridden around a parking lot in order to test the adjustment.

 

http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/e/e8/900x900px-LL-e8c5951c_bDeakrO.jpeg

http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/1/17/900x900px-LL-1703776d_6viqetD.jpeg

http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/a/a7/900x900px-LL-a7ba7f3c_tqs2zn4.jpeg

http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/8/88/900x900px-LL-8802074c_FrxRy6H.jpeg

http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/8/84/900x900px-LL-8492dff6_yZJhZ5X.jpeg

 

Thank you for your time.

[IronAss]

The chain looks new not the chainring

[Merlin]

Thank you, th.

 

That's confirmation of what I've concluded.

[NotSoBigBen]

The middle one looks new to me .....

[Merlin]

Thanks NSBB. Does the small and large look used to you or are you sitting on the fence there?

 

Anyone else, please? The more, the better.

[Firemeister]

All look fine to me

[Merlin]

Thank you, Fm.

[Goodbadugly]

New or very close to new.

[Dicky DQ]

Looks perfectly in order to me. I saw my chainrings being put on out of the box then I rode about 600m to test shifting and the looked a lot worse than your ones.

[Merlin]

Thanks chaps.

 

Absolutely, copperhead.

[Guest Smimby]

Middle and big is new....can not confirm small with the chain on it.

 

Wrt the chain, looks like a 100% shimano chain....

[Merlin]

Thank you, Smimby.