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What 1500W can do to a bike chain (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/bikewrench@lemmy.world

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This is an Ultegra 11s chain after 1000km of wear from a 1500W mid-drive. Used to ride a Tangent back in 2016. T'was shredding till it went *clunk*.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Oh yeah, had my legs have been pushing on the pedals, things would have been ugly. If I remember correctly this happened during throttle-only operation so it was mostly sad noises followed by a loss of power. That was back in 2016-17.

As for chain maintenance, I recently started waxing my chains. Chain prices have gone up quite dramatically so it makes more sense to extend life by taking better care of them. Plus I now ride small hubs (the smallest I could find) so there's no additional wear on the drivetrain.