Broke my second SRAM PC-48 bike chain yesterday coming home from work. Broke the previous one about 2 months ago I think. Ironically, the first broken PC-48 occurred climbing a hill on the way to work and yesterday, the PC-48 broke climbing the back side of same hill on my way home from work.
Swung by the LBS at the top of the hill in beautiful downtown Amherst, MA to buy a new PC-48 w/ spare master link and the owner said they don't sell that model chain anymore. I'd have to get a PC-58 or better.
The fellow said they'd been having lots of problems with that chain breaking. Just too cheap a chain and they wouldn't sell it any more.
So I think I'm done with the PC-48 now. It's PC-58 for the mountain bikes and PC-68 for the road bikes.
Anyone else hear anything about PC-48 chain failures? Until this year, I'd always considered it a pretty good chain for the money.
Anyone else hear anything about PC-48 chain failures? Until this year, I'd always considered it a pretty good chain for the money.
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I was on a little ride out to Forestville and back on the trail when a guy caught up to me and asked me if I knew anything about derailleurs. He apparently was having trouble with it moving either up or down when out of the saddle. Hmm seems like a really sloppy changer. (Specialized something/SRAM Rival group) We looked at the bike and checked function and I failed to notice the chain. I say failed to notice as it wasn't one more mile when his chain failed. I don't know what type of SRAM it was but just wanted to say I have logged an SRAM chain failure. I've been riding and racing for years and years and haven't noticed too very many outright chain failures. Stiff links for sure but that's more installer error if you ask me. Not that I'm in the business of plugging companies but I've really liked the Wipperman chains for the tool-free install.
So I think I'm done with the PC-48 now. It's PC-58 for the mountain bikes and PC-68 for the road bikes.
Anyone else hear anything about PC-48 chain failures? Until this year, I'd always considered it a pretty good chain for the money.
I've heard, to the contrary, that the only differnce between the various grades of SRAM chain is the polish or plating on the side plates, which does not improve its strength.
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David L. Johnson
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