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LIGHTEN YOUR BIKE PART 5
OK NEXT WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT CHAINWHEELS AND CHAINS AND THIS IS AGAIN SOME OF THE SMALLER STUFF THAT CAN LIGHTEN UP YOUR BIKE AND ALSO YOU CAN HAVE GOOD PARTS THAT WONT BREAK OR TWEAK.
--CHAINWHEEL ARE REAL EASY AS THE GRAVEYARD IS THE BEST OUT THERE BARNONE TO ANYONE AND THEY COME IN 27T-45T AND THE SMALLER THE TOOTH YOU GET THE BETTER IT IS AND THE LIGHTER IT IS AND SOME OF THE MORE COMMON SETUP FOR GEAR RATIO OUT THERE IS 36/14 OR 32/12 OR 30 /12 OR EVEN 28/12 AND IT IS ALL DEPENDS WHAT YOU WANT IN YOUR RATIO AND REMEMBER YOU ALSO HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THE CLEARANCE FOR YOUR BACK BRAKES AND SOME WILL RUB ON YOUR BRAKE MOUNTS OR ADJUSTMENT COILS HOUSING,FRAME OR CRANKS THEMSELFS SO LOOK AT WHAT KIND OF FRAME YOU HAVE AND BRAKES YOU HAVE AND FIGURE OUT IF IT WILL CLEAR AND THEN MAKE AN DECISION WHAT KIND OF GEAR RATIO YOU WANT ON YOUR BIKE.THE GRAVEYARD SPOCKETS RUNS AROUND $30.00 SO IT ISNT THAT BAD IN PRICE AND WILL LAST YOU A LIFETIME.
--OK MANY SAY A CHAIN IS A CHAIN IS A CHAIN BUT THAT ISNT TRUE AS A GOOD STURDY CHAIN WILL GO A LONG WAY ESPECIALLY HOW WE THE FLATLANDERS LIKE OUR CHAINS SUPER TIGHT AND THAT PUTS ALOT OF STRESS ON THE CHAIN.
THERE ARE BASICALLY A COUPLE GOOD CHAINS OUT THERE AND HERE ARE A FEW....
--STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CHAIN-HEAVY DUTY CHAIN AND LINKS,1/8' AND WEIGHS IN AT 14.6 OUNCES-THE HEAVEST DUTY OF ALL THE CHAINS AND TOUGHEST OF THE CHAINS.COST $23.00
--KMC HEAVY DUTY-THICK HEAVY DUTY SIDE PLATES ON CHAIN FOR INCREASED TENSILE STRENGTH OVERALL,1/8" WEIGHS IN AT 16.6 OUNCES. COST $11.00
--KMC K710-1/8 CHAIN AND NOT AS TOUGH AS OTHERS BUT WILL DO JOB-WEIGHS IN AT 14.9 SO ITS THE LIGHTER OF THREE. COST $17.O0
--KINK FAT BOY-THE HEAVEST AND THICKEST OF CHAINS AND TWICE AS THICK A SA REGULAR CHAIN-3/16 CHAIN-WEIGHS IN AT A UGH 23.3 OUNCES COST $425.00 SO ITS A EXPENSIVE ONE TOO.
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