Have I missed the report on how the first ride with a new chain is??? Those are always exciting... Right up there with first ride with new chain and cassette stories.
Chains I change once a year. Usually 4000 miles or so. My cassette has 10000 miles on it. No issues with wear yet. LBS said for that many miles it looks great. I don't have the money to replace parts every week cause they show a little wear on them. I want to get my worth out of it.
Although Pitt, I think you need new components. Get rid of the 105s. They are no good after 4000 miles. I'll be happy to take them off your hands to help rebuild the bike my wife destroyed by backing it into a parked vehicle when it was hanging off the bike rack. Send me your rims also. You should always replace those after 4000 miles also.
While your at it... Just send me the bike... I'll give you back whatever I don't use.
a question for those with multiple 1000 miles on a chain. are y'all riding on relatively flat terrain? I get no where near that, closer to that 1500 mark than 2000. I do routinely clean and lube the thing, so it ain't that. and fwiw I am in the 170-175lbs range.
I stopped by my LBS this morning and had my chain replaced after about 4100 miles (new bike, 4100 miles in total). It had "stretched" by 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch, and Sheldon Brown recommends (from the great beyond) replacing the chain after 1/16th. The only thing I had noticed before was when in the small cogs a sort of rumbling feeling as the chain rolled thru the rear deraileur. That feeling is gone, the new chain is silky smooth, and there was no need to replace the cassette. I'm fairly conscientious about cleaning and lubing my drive train, and 4000 miles is probably typical for me. I ride a lot of hills, so I'm often putting a lot of tension on the chain.
I'm getting 58'/mile elevation average, I need to check my chain stretch!
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