revtothelimit - motorbike forum

right i have a 2009 Giant R1 escape road bike https://www.thebikelist.co.uk/giant/escape-r1-2009
, chains needs replacing. i know nothing about cycle chains.

I've used https://www.alpinetrek.co.uk/chain-length-calculator/ to work out what side chain i need (110 links)

now chains come in at 6/7/8 then 9 speed and 11 speed, what is all that??

whats a good chain and a tool to join it??

thanks



gears 24 speed
chainset type 48-38-28
wheel size 700C
rear derailleur
shifters Shimano Alivio
brakeset GIANT Root GIANT Root hydraulic disc, 160mm rotors
chainset Shimano FC-M191 28/38/48
front derailleur Shimano Tourney
cassette Shimano Altus

8 speed chain.... https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CHKMCX8/k ... peed-chain

the chain normally comes with a quick link so no tools required unless you want a pair of pliers that look like this... https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJWPMLP/ ... ink-pliers

chain tool to take a couple of links out of the new chain... https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJOCT/jo ... chain-tool

edit - you may find that once you have a new chain on that the gears slip due to wear on the rear cassette, equally it may not. I normally use 2 or 3 chains to a cassette.

Your link to bike doesnt work.

Most chains are 116, you shorten accordingly

6/6/7/9/10/11 signifies how many years you have on the back

I am assuming it has 8 gears 8x4 = 24

Link should work now

Thanks guys

8*4 is 32, but you don't have 32 gears lol

So yes, 8 speed. Taff has the rest sorted for you

Yeah sorry I meant the 3 as there is 3 cogs at the front , I am
Being a div
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Thanks you 2

chain and tool ordered. looking forward to this, never fitted any king of cycle chain before.

formula400 wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2020 9:26 am chain and tool ordered. looking forward to this, never fitted any king of cycle chain before.

It's crazy simple, we're talking 2 minutes here.

Put your bike in the largest gear on the back, then take a photo close up round the rear mech to show where routing goes, you can in theory get it on the wrong side of a splitter, it then won't work. So make sure you've got it right.

Some chains are directional, as are quick-links, but pretty unlikely on an 8 speed... but worth checking.

Shift the front derailleur over the largest chainring, and the rear derailleur on the smallest cog.
Thread the new chain through the front derailleur. It is not necessary to thread the chain through the rear derailleur at this point. Simply wrap the chain around the largest front chainring and around the largest rear cog.
Pull the chain tight, and note the closest rivet where the two could be joined. Keep in mind a chain can only be joined by mating inner and outer plates.
From the closet rivet, lengthen the chain by counting over an additional two rivets (two links), which is a distance of one-inch. Cut the chain at this point.
Remove the chain from the bike and thread it through both derailleurs and join the ends.
Simple and works fine

well i went to fit the new, chain, well remove the old one, the pin in the tool has bent, so when i turn it the pin points off to the side the moves off the pin. I've ordered my self a KMC Chain Tool De-riveter. seems to get good reviews, so hope it stands up slightly better.