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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: Retrodan72 on June 25, 2011, 11:28 AM

Title: White Chain
Post by: Retrodan72 on June 25, 2011, 11:28 AM
Alright Boys, what make/type of white chain do you guys use as i'm thinking of putting one on the Haro. I don't want one of those new school ones where they're totally white and I don't want a Yaban as I got one of those recently and the grease had made the white links turn a creamy Old English white and also some of the white had chipped off.

What do you recommend??
Title: Re: White Chain
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on June 25, 2011, 02:00 PM
izumi would be best i would have thought ! but with any white chain it will turn dirty as bits of dirt & dust collect in the grease turning it off white - cheaper chain will be made cheaper and not last like you would want

white izumi will be a higher price if you can find one


failing that : take a cloth with you on a ride and every ten pedals, stop and wipe the chain clean and ride on again till ten pedals is up again - repeat process  ;D
Title: Re: White Chain
Post by: Retrodan72 on June 25, 2011, 02:20 PM
izumi would be best i would have thought ! but with any white chain it will turn dirty as bits of dirt & dust collect in the grease turning it off white - cheaper chain will be made cheaper and not last like you would want

white izumi will be a higher price if you can find one


failing that : take a cloth with you on a ride and every ten pedals, stop and wipe the chain clean and ride on again till ten pedals is up again - repeat process  ;D

Good tip B, just got a nickel Izumi in the end Bro. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: White Chain
Post by: zombie_jesus on June 26, 2011, 02:13 PM
whatever you do, do NOT get one of those cheap ass KMC 'color' chains. i got a white one the other day and all it was, was a dirty sliver chain that they had casually sprayed white. it's not even fully covered. i aint even used it and half the paint is already chipping off. worst ten buck i ever spent. i think the rest of the 'color' range will prob be all the same. thumbs down...
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