Re: [CR]Bike Chain (modern, suitable for a vintage drivetrain)

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Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:30:31 -0500
To: FujiFish1@aol.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Bike Chain (modern, suitable for a vintage drivetrain)
In-Reply-To: <c79.49401b40.366a1092@aol.com>


At 12:05 AM 05/12/2008 EST, FujiFish1@aol.com wrote:
>I've heard that a SRAM PC58 is right for the job, but have yet to buy one or
>try it. Others should know more, and hopefully will chime in.

That's what I use and it works great. This chain has silver coloured outer plates and grey inner plates. I see that Harris no longer carries it, but has replaced it with the equivalent mountain bike chain, PC-870 (see the complete line of these chains here: http://www.sram.com/en/srammountain/chains/8speed/

I think the black equivalent of the PC-58 chain was PC-50, but these chains are no longer listed. I can't remember waht the difference between the PC-5X and PC-8XX was, but I think it was internal to make the PC-8XX more suitable for dirty conditions. Anyway, those SRAM chains repace the Sedis chain from years ago.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada