If this is your first time replacing a chain, make sure to pick up a chain breaker tool! The cheapest 1/8-inch wide bike chain anywhere! If you’re not sure what width your current chain is, use a ruler to measure the space between the interior sets of plates on your chain. The common chain widths are 1/8 or 3/32 inches. Generally, purpose-built single-speed/fixed gear bikes use 1/8 chains, whereas single-speed bikes converted from geared/derailleur bikes use 3/32 chain. Running a 3/32 chain on gears designed for a wider 1/8 chain will result in very stiff operation.This…
We purchased this to replace a broken chain our daughter’s 12″ bike. It included a master link which made installation easy peasy–once my husband figured out how to do it (I didn’t quite get the hang of things, but…I was just going by instructions I found online, which didn’t include how to use a master link. Trying to connect bike chain links is HARD without the master link).So what do I like about this? Well, it was fairly easy to install. It was long enough for a 12″…
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If this is your first time replacing a chain, make sure to pick up a chain breaker tool! The cheapest 1/8-inch wide bike chain anywhere! If you’re not sure what width your current chain is, use a ruler to measure the space between the interior sets of plates on your chain. The common chain widths are 1/8 or 3/32 inches. Generally, purpose-built single-speed/fixed gear bikes use 1/8 chains, whereas single-speed bikes converted from geared/derailleur bikes use 3/32 chain. Running a 3/32 chain on gears designed for a wider 1/8 chain will result in very stiff operation.This…
We purchased this to replace a broken chain our daughter’s 12″ bike. It included a master link which made installation easy peasy–once my husband figured out how to do it (I didn’t quite get the hang of things, but…I was just going by instructions I found online, which didn’t include how to use a master link. Trying to connect bike chain links is HARD without the master link).So what do I like about this? Well, it was fairly easy to install. It was long enough for a 12″…