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Purchasing replacement chains for Trek R200
Greetings to the list: I pulled out my trusty ruler today and measured the two chains on my Trek R200. Both chains are just at 1/16" past 12". So, I'm looking to buy some replacement chains. Can anybody give me some specific things to look for (or stay away from) with regard to brands, etc. This bent has SRAM 7.0 ESP shifters and SRAM 7.0 derailleurs. Are there certain brands that are better for bents? (Does that even make sense?) Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks, Bryan -- ************** remove the "REMOVE" from my email to email ************** |
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Purchasing replacement chains for Trek R200
Bryan:
since your bike has 8 sp setup a good and strong chain to think about is the Sram PC-R80 or the Shimano HG-91. either one of these are very good choices and are very strong.they retail for about $25.00 ea. Thank you Earl GRR,RANS V2 Ti Rush,Ti Pursuit |
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On 2004-04-27, Guess Who I Am wrote:
since your bike has 8 sp setup a good and strong chain to think about is the Sram PC-R80 or the Shimano HG-91. Hi Earl, Thanks for the reply! Would both of those chains you recommend also be good candidates for the 5sp chain on the front? Also, should I simply buy enough standard DF chain and piece them together? Or is it better to buy a long length of chain and break it up? Thanks, Bryan -- ************** remove the "REMOVE" from my email to email ************** |
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Purchasing replacement chains for Trek R200
One of the biggest rip-offs in recumbent land is when someone advertises a
"recumbent" chain that is basically two regular chains put together, yet they charge much more than the price of two chains. Right now there is a dealer that advertises a "recumbent" SRAM PC-58 chain, 11' long, for $53. Another mail order firm advertises PC-58 chains for $14.99 (or two for $29.98). What, I am going to pay someone $23 to link two chains together? My god a chain tool only costs around $8-10. Bob Krzewinski |
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Purchasing replacement chains for Trek R200
"Bryan K. Walton" wrote in message . ..
Greetings to the list: I pulled out my trusty ruler today and measured the two chains on my Trek R200. Both chains are just at 1/16" past 12". So, I'm looking to buy some replacement chains. Can anybody give me some specific things to look for (or stay away from) with regard to brands, etc. This bent has SRAM 7.0 ESP shifters and SRAM 7.0 derailleurs. Are there certain brands that are better for bents? (Does that even make sense?) Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks, Bryan Chains is chains. IIRC, the R200 was 8-speed, so any Sachs 8-speed chain will work fine. PC-48 is what I've got on several of my bikes. Jeff |
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Purchasing replacement chains for Trek R200
Jeff Wills wrote:
Chains is chains. Unles they're KMC... IIRC, the R200 was 8-speed, so any Sachs 8-speed chain will work fine. PC-48 is what I've got on several of my bikes. SRAM (formerly Sachs (formerly Sedis)) is as good as you'll get unless you want to pay silly money for titanium, ten-speed or whatever. Plus the Powerlink is a much better solution than anyone else's. -- Dave Larrington - http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk/ ================================================== ========= Editor - British Human Power Club Newsletter http://www.bhpc.org.uk/ ================================================== ========= |
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Thank you to everyone who responded. I think I will head to my LBS
and buy some regular SRAM PC58 and piece them together. Again, thanks, Bryan On 2004-04-27, Bryan K. Walton wrote: Greetings to the list: I pulled out my trusty ruler today and measured the two chains on my Trek R200. Both chains are just at 1/16" past 12". So, I'm looking to buy some replacement chains. Can anybody give me some specific things to look for (or stay away from) with regard to brands, etc. This bent has SRAM 7.0 ESP shifters and SRAM 7.0 derailleurs. Are there certain brands that are better for bents? (Does that even make sense?) Any tips would be appreciated! Thanks, Bryan -- ************** remove the "REMOVE" from my email to email ************** |
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"Bryan K. Walton" wrote in message .. .
On 2004-04-27, Guess Who I Am wrote: since your bike has 8 sp setup a good and strong chain to think about is the Sram PC-R80 or the Shimano HG-91. Hi Earl, Thanks for the reply! Would both of those chains you recommend also be good candidates for the 5sp chain on the front? The 5-speed up front of an R200 uses 8-speed chain, cogs, etc. just like the back. In fact the mid-drive is just a standard 8-speed cassette with some funky spacers and a special straight-toothed transfer cog in it, in place of the usual 3 innermost cogs. So the long & short of it is, whatever type of chain you choose for the back will also work up front . . . --Brent bhugh [at] mwsc.edu |
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