New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable

Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by war1025 on Saturday November 28, 2020 @08:22PM (#25242135)

> Derailleur systems receiving a similar lack of maintenance are what turns people into short distance drivers.

Funny, I thought it was my three young kids that did that.

I always had a mountain bike growing up. Having now transitioned to more of a road bike, the difference in rideability is pretty stark.

I guess it could be the derailleur, but I assumed it was the tires and gearset that made it a pain to get places. I also have noticed a night and day difference when my tires are properly inflated. I just replaced the tubes and tires so maybe I'll have better luck now, but previously I needed to refill the tires basically daily to keep them in the right range.

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by jmartinpetersen on Sunday November 29, 2020 @02:36AM (#25243598)

My nine year old isn't responsible enough to care for a derailleur (let alone park his bike instead of throwing it on the ground), but he can bike to school just fine with his internal hub and 15 % energy loss.

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by NLips on Sunday November 29, 2020 @04:09AM (#25243952)

The only reasons for needing to reinflate every day should be:

1) using latex inner tubes. They’re lighter, but don’t hold air so well. Fine for racing, impractical for normal use

2) a slow puncture

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by jacquesm on Sunday November 29, 2020 @04:38AM (#25244062)

3) broken valve

4) badly seated valve tip (dirt?)

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Re:New bike chain claims to be faster, more durable by scns on Sunday November 29, 2020 @05:32AM (#25244248)

Schwalbe recommends inflating once a month on butyl tubes.

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