Er..I'll try and dig out a decent chain wear tool. The one I have isn't great so although it's cheap I don't recommend it
A tape measure and patience are better really...and possibly free if you already have the tape measure.
Good price on the Road Machine II.
I'm tempted by the bib shorts but the colours look so hideous :s
It's hard to tell if the blue of the shorts is the same 'DHB Blue' as several of my tops are - if it is then it's more like the mid blue of these forums than the sky blue it looks in the Wiggle pictures. A great blue in my opinion, but I'm not sure I'd want shorts just a plain colour like that (tart-mode, pun intended
).
Regarding chain-wear I've seen just a metal L shaped 'thing' that measures distance between links before but can't see it listed on Wiggle, the only one I spotted on there
was this one which seems a little overkill for what we're after...
That does look awesome, I'm not a huge fan of red (and why I've never really looked at the Allez much) but with the white it looks superb! Love how good the tyres look and the wheels really compliment it too!
my last 10 speed chain lasted 2300 miles before it got a really bad stiff link. It still had loads of wear life left (I replace at .75%) but I don't trust a chain once it's gone stiff
I treated it really badly too.
I've got a few stiff links on my trainer bikes chain (old road bike which did 800 all weather road miles with little to no chain 'servicing', just rough wipe and relube). I nearly replaced it but as it was late on a sunday I took it off the bike (my first chain link removal as no QL) WD40'd it and scrubbed it totally clean. Worked the stiff links with my fingers and some wet lube and free'd them all up (I even had the remove the pin on one to free it up). It's a cheapy HG 8 speed chain and I fully expected it to snap from my link removal & reinsertion (and fully prepared to replace it then) but so far so good as it's done ~300 miles on the turbo since and has a new lease of life!
Has anyone got a DHB Turbulence jacket? How is it and how it the fit? It sounds like it's a bit large on the stomach area and short on the length. Is that right?
edit: I asked this same question a month ago. God my memory is terrible
edit2: Ordered...and some bib shorts for summer commuting. Also, I forgot I had £30 in paypal from a refund so the total was only £20 rather than the £50 I expected, awesome
WINNING! Not tried the Turbulence (as I think I said before, I've tried 80% of the DHB jackets!)
Still got a Black Commuter in Large, great condition if anyone wants one... £20 (inc postage)!
That Road Machine II deal is great I paid £315 from Evans in November. Admittedly is was about £10-30 more expensive than most places at the time but I bought as Evans were giving away a £50 voucher for spending over £300 and I then used this to buy a turbo tyre, Ant+ usb stick and riser block.
Yeah I paid the same too (waited until it was on a deal)!