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Old 05-26-2016, 10:26 PM   #1
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Doh! WTF?!? Loosest Chain Ever...?

Seriously, I must be living wrong. I've been keeping an eye on the chain, and it wasn't too loose, or too tight, and today I went for a ride for about 2 miles and something started smacking the bottom of the bike. I took it home and discovered a mile of play in the chain...



I can barely believe what I'm seeing. Because I ride like 20-30mph on smooth streets and I'm completely delicate with this thing. And the bike has 70 miles on it. So WTF?

PS - How the hell do you embed a YouTube video in these Forums?
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Old 05-26-2016, 10:31 PM   #2
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That is a poor quality chain.

I can't figure out the video thing either.
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Old 05-26-2016, 10:38 PM   #3
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Seriously, I must be living wrong. I've been keeping an eye on the chain, and it wasn't too loose, or too tight, and today I went for a ride for about 2 miles and something started smacking the bottom of the bike. I took it home and discovered a mile of play in the chain...



I can barely believe what I'm seeing. Because I ride like 20-30mph on smooth streets and I'm completely delicate with this thing. And the bike has 70 miles on it. So WTF?

PS - How the hell do you embed a YouTube video in these Forums?
I think Motocheez quickly came to the conclusion the stock chains are trash and he changed out to a good o-ring chain...He's got a good video on it.
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Old 05-26-2016, 10:41 PM   #4
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Yeah, I've already ordered the new chain. I also have the sprockets to change out, so I suppose I'll be doing all of that at the same time one day. But I just can't believe how fast it happened!!!
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I've had days like that too.
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