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selfpreservation:
good idea ?

darkersomeday:
sorry but i couldnt resist,

whipperman make a titanium chain, i've very nearly bought one off the dreaded bay,

i personally dont think it would work for me, titanium is a fantastic metal for some things but the extra flex and give of ti in a chain could be dodgy!
the hard steel of a regular chain is probably safer,

breaking a chain sounds fairly minor, but its alot worse than it sounds, last one i snapped cost me three broken ribs, it went as i put full power on the drive train!
i'm running a kmc 710 sl chain , its tough but fairly light(light chains? wtf? :police:) comes in a titanium nitrided version and it doesnt cost £200

like the new "tarzan swing" as a kid ,
i'll run one if it holds up, but i aint going first!

Mattdub:

--- Quote from: darkersomeday on May 26, 2007, 12:49 AM ---sorry but i couldnt resist,

whipperman make a titanium chain, i've very nearly bought one off the dreaded bay,

i personally dont think it would work for me, titanium is a fantastic metal for some things but the extra flex and give of ti in a chain could be dodgy!
the hard steel of a regular chain is probably safer,

breaking a chain sounds fairly minor, but its alot worse than it sounds, last one i snapped cost me three broken ribs, it went as i put full power on the drive train!
i'm running a kmc 710 sl chain , its tough but fairly light(light chains? wtf? :police:) comes in a titanium nitrided version and it doesnt cost £200

like the new "tarzan swing" as a kid ,
i'll run one if it holds up, but i aint going first!

--- End quote ---

What is the 710 Joe ? as in £

darkersomeday:
here you go dude,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KMC-K710-SL-BMX-1-2-x-1-8-Superlight-Gold-Chain_W0QQitemZ220115319340QQihZ012QQcategoryZ56193QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

darkersomeday:
and the whipper,

BE WARNED! this is a road bike chain!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wippermann-Titanium-Chain-for-Campagnolo-10-Speed-NEW_W0QQitemZ150126047394QQihZ005QQcategoryZ7295QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

235g  :wtf:

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