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This new chain cost more than my previous chains have ($160.00), but my last chain, a Regina, only lasted 10K miles, while all previous Regina and D.I.D. Chains lasted 20K or better. This new chain is considerably more robust than the Regina I took off, looking to be of heavier material - it is no doubt a heavier-duty chain. The sprockets look fine, but they do have 20K on them, so I won't replace a chain gain without new sprockets, too.



Keith, It may be okay to reuse the rear sprocket, but the front? It seems you put a new chain on with the front sprocket having 15K on it. Okay let's talk about what came first, Chicken or egg? However, take a look at any of the front sprockets removed from my bikes during chain kit installs and they are waved out. Those sprockets can be waved out only slightly and still be waved out enough to eat up a new chain. The cost of a front sprocket is 25 bucks. The cost of the oem rear sprockets runs anywhere from $63.22 (purchased Aug 15th) to $85.00 (purchased July 20). Those might be worth reusing (might flip them over too) due to their high cost. But reusing a front sprocket? At the risk of destroying prematurely a $115.39 DID 525VM2 chain? Not preaching here, just scratching my head. I still don't know what came first, but I guarantee that a chain kit gets installed all at once anymore.

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