Thanks everyone, and if you have more thoughts send them in. I enjoy learning and mulling over the simple stuff.
I've decided to exchange my odd, heavy purchase for a plainish 3/32" chain, as I've kept the KMC Koolchain an as-purchased condition and that's what an LBS can do that the intertube bike shops can't as well. 3/32" is what White Industries recommends, so that's OK with me. I did learn something I didn't know about this odd chain: it's got function and style I don't deserve. I guess I'm not really Kool, sorry. Maybe someday. Again, the great modern principle of function determining form triumphs. Here is the explanation from my pal Calvin at Park Tool: "You bought a cool chain, hip, fresh, like the kids like. You do not need it. You could keep it as well and wear it from your pant's belt loops, or around your neck. Chains fail at the rivet connection, and wear at the rivets inside the plates. But ALSO at the side plates. What? Yes, when you grind down public property, like rails and ramps, you ride literally on the chain, and hence the heavy side plates. Having heavy plates gets you more life out of the chain as you enjoy the great outdoors and grind away." See, kool kool kool, no? And I don't deserve this chain. And I learned something new about cycling. I guess it's cycling...See a pic at the link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/59585...@n00/4686470793/?eOrig=4686456767 On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Dan Abelson <d...@abelsons.net> wrote: > > > On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:30 PM, Bill Gibson <bill.bgib...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Ok, I am cross-posting this to get some advice...So, I needed a chain for >> the Quickbeam. Local bike shop offered a 9-speed 3/32" chain. I thought, >> hey, it's a singlespeed, sort of. I use a White Industries Enos Dos I got on >> ebay, so why not use a bigger, more durable chain. A "BMX" chain. The mech >> offers a KMC Koolchain 1/8", which is asymmetrical. There's an inside and an >> outside. Hmm. And I am looking at it at home, and hefting it (chains always >> seem heavier than expected off the bike). So, I realize, it's a little >> heavier than a wimpy derailleur chain, but is it unnecessarily so? I mean, >> it's the bushings I want to wear longer, not the side plates... And bicycles >> are supposed to be, to my mind, just hefty enough, and no more, thank you. I >> think I have to exchange this chain for another...What say ye wise and geeky >> experts? Remember, it was $16. And I want to support my LBS in this land of >> the big box store. Exchange, or just wear it out? >> >> > I have a DOS freewheel on my Quickbeam and I beleive it requires at least > an 8 speed chain (I use a 9 speed). > See http://www.whiteind.com/singlespeedgearing/freewheels.html > > Dan Abelson > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Bill Gibson Tempe, Arizona, USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
