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I'm curious to see what kind mileage people are getting from chains on their SS
I feel like I get through chains quite quickly on my bike - I'm buying a new chain every year. I've started tracking it using the Strava gear function.
Current one is a KMC K1 and it's lasted 1,800km but is now utterly cooked - it dropped twice on my commute this morning.
On average I'll do about 75km a week (12.3km each way, three days a week) - I would guess that I degrease and clean every 6 weeks which perhaps is not often enough.
Interested to hear others experiences and recommendations for the longest lasting chains.