Drive Chain Lifespan Update

[Bub Marley]

Your cassette and chainring should outlast your chain by quite a bit.

 

As long as you maintain and regularly replace it that is.

[Underachiever]

2004 Campag Centaur 10 spd...

76 000km across 2x cassettes and 16 chains. 

I replace the chain every ± 5 000km.  Still original chainrings - all in a great condition

 

[Alastair_S1D]

On 10/28/2024 at 7:41 AM, Jaco Steyn said:

Road bike, 10 Speed Ultegra 6700 (I think🤔).

Front big chainring. No idea how many KMs, but was replaced May this year after being used since I got the bike in February 2011. Probably >40 000km.

Front small chainring, not yet been replaced.

The cassette was replaced 4 times in the ±13.5 years I have had my road bike. Each time an original Shimano cassette, but not always Ultegra. Currently Ultegra 11 - 28 cassette

The chain was replaced about the same interval as the cassette.

Since day one of owning my road bike, I have only used the Liqui-Moly dry chain lube, but recently switched over the Squirt chain lube. We'll see how that goes.

and this is the problem with dry lube. It is more expense than its worth. "The chain was replaced about the same interval as the cassette." Your cassette should last three chains at least. going through a cassette per chain is an extremely unnecessary expense. Which means you have done 4 chains and 4 cassettes. When this entire time with the correct lube / maintenance it could of been 1 cassette.

 

And squirt isn't a wax. Just incase anyone was wondering. 

Edited August 17, 2025 by Alastair_S1D

[JoeMerida]

Chainring Rapide 15 000 + KMC Chain 15 000 Always on Squirt Lube 

Replaced because of mileage not due to failure.

Same cassette Still Going strong Shimano Deore 10 Speed MTB SLX Derailleur

 

 

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