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resolvedAny help, does this look too worn, should it be replaced before i ruin a perfectly good chain.
large size is there also
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49248828@N06/4515143184/
Edit: changed the link is that better? This flickr thing is all new to me...
Generaly good to replace the chain and cassette at the same time.Stick the chain on and have a go though you'll soon realize if it's worn as the chain will skip many teeth and perhaps send the family jewels crashing into yer stem.....ooya! Hard to tell from photo though as I can only see the small version.
I normally measure the "stretch" in the chain with a Park gauge. If it is too far gone, then I would assume the cassette is as well.
I measured it with a chain wear indicator it just fit the 1% side with a bit off encouragement i'm guessing its fine but another opinion is always worth having
Excuse the bump....
Just tried it on the turbo, it seems ok even in a resistance setting so i'm going to go with it unless some one comes on and tells me its goosed. Hope not its a good chain going cheap on chain reaction and i've not got the money for a new cassette till i get paid next week.
In the 'good old days' it was common/easy to replace individual sprockets.
I think you can split this one, but none of them look any more worn than the others.
Usually the middle ones get more wear than the extreme ones because you tend to spend more time in those gears.
The bigger ones will wear more slowly than the smaller ones (for the same amount of use).
I've only got two so I usually replace them as a pair. I'll be doing that later in the week when I put on a new chain.
On some hub gears you can flip the sprocket and use it twice but I don't think Shimano splines let you do that unless you use a file.
I am replacing my cassette as well - the price seems to have gone up a lot. Strangely (at least at CRC) 8 speed HG50 are more expensive than the 9 speed version.
Well i'm airing on the side of caution and replacing the cassette as well. I've put the old chain on for the time being and i'll replace both when the new cassette arrives.
So in answer to the question: Yes it is done.
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