Question : single speed chain - when to change?

[Greg78]

Hello Everyone

 

When do you change a "stretched chain" on a single speed (mountain bike)?

I used to be pretty meticulous about keeping my chain clean and changing when at or just before 0.75 on my geared bikes.

 

Does the same principle apply to a single speed chain.

 

Have been riding my single speed since Dec 2016 and now noticed the chain is on 0.75?

 

Any advise would be appreciated.

 

 

[fusion01]

0.5 recommended on SS

[fusion01]

Oh s### thought meant 1x lol, sorry. No idea!

[the nerd]

Hello Everyone

 

When do you change a "stretched chain" on a single speed (mountain bike)?

I used to be pretty meticulous about keeping my chain clean and changing when at or just before 0.75 on my geared bikes.

 

Does the same principle apply to a single speed chain.

 

Have been riding my single speed since Dec 2016 and now noticed the chain is on 0.75?

 

Any advise would be appreciated.

 

I just swap it out once a year if I remember, sometimes every two years  

[Vetseun]

Mine looks like a motorcycle chain. Should last really long

[Greg78]

 

No problem fusion01

 

Thanks!  that's what I thaught. Just second guessed myself for a moment this morning.

[RocknRolla]

Change when you run out of adjustment space on your horizontal drop-outs.

[arendoog]

I use a BMX chain .Dirt cheap R100.0 If you have good quality sprockets don,t damage them with worn chain .Really hard to stretch a BMX chain 

[FC&P2C]

Are you guys serious?

We are talking about a chain here that retails for under R100!!!! 

[RocknRolla]

Are you guys serious?

We are talking about a chain here that retails for under R100!!!! 

 

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[openmind]

Mine looks like a motorcycle chain. Should last really long

That's what I thought - SRAM PC1, big fat beefy chain - thought it would go on forever until it snapped spectacularly. Lesson: change SS chains when they wear, just like regular chains.

[dirtrider]

MY one SS chain about  years old . I will get a new one when the gear changes are not smooth anymore .

[Greg78]

just for a moment when I checked my chain my newly found single speed bliss (of doing virtually no maintenance) was almost destroyed. My joy is restored - I will take my chances with a snapping chain (I have two kids already anyway).

[Greg78]

Thanks for all the input!

[ChUkKy]

MY one SS chain about  years old . I will get a new one when the gear changes are not smooth anymore .

 

Or Change it the morning after the recovery from smacking your nuts on the top tube, it means your chain broke 

[divernick]

If you let the chain stretch past 0.75 it will start wearing out the chainring and cog. Always change at 0.75.