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Title: ti chains
Post by: selfpreservation on May 26, 2007, 12:29 AM

good idea ?

Title: Re: ti chains
Post by: 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!

Title: Re: ti chains
Post by: Mattdub on May 26, 2007, 02:29 AM

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!

What is the 710 Joe ? as in £

Title: Re: ti chains
Post by: darkersomeday on May 26, 2007, 10:46 AM

here you go dude,

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

Title: Re: ti chains
Post by: darkersomeday on May 26, 2007, 10:50 AM

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:

Title: Re: ti chains
Post by: zed4130 on May 26, 2007, 10:52 AM

kmc £3.99 asda  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: ti chains
Post by: thesku11s on May 26, 2007, 03:20 PM

Quote from: darkersomeday on May 26, 2007, 10:50 AM

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:

A 10speed road bike chain would be in NO WAY suitable for a bmx.