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One thing though, don't forget some of the older bikes that when you broke a chain "it sometimes went through the engine block".

jerry



Never had that happen. In 54 years of riding, only had 2 chains break and they both just spilled out on the ground. I've known guys who have had a chain wrap around the rear hub, but I think they had the adjustment too loose or maybe had a really bad stretched spot and the chain came off the sprocket first, then broke.
When belts were first making a come-back, (they were very popular around 1910 and before) a friend picked up a rock on his new belt. It rode the belt through the sprocket, popped a hole in the belt and, in the process, shot out the headlight of the guy riding behind him.

Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python