Which chain wear measuring tool?

[cloggsy]

I haven't got a chain measuring tool, which one would you recommend?

Ta

 

[amaferanga]

A tape measure.

 

[HLaB]

You want to get a Titanium one, it'll be lighter and last longer Seriously though I've got a Park one (I think they were the only maker when I bought mine) but they all seem much of a muchness and other brands are cheaper.

 

[snorri]

The Park one does it for me, easy to use, no moving parts, takes up little space in the toolbox.

 

[YahudaMoon]

The Park one does it for me, easy to use, no moving parts, takes up little space in the toolbox.

The Park Tool and most chain checkers are wrong in measuring chain wear.

 

[PoweredByVeg]

12" steel rule anyone??

 

[PpPete]

The Park Tool and most chain checkers are wrong in measuring chain wear.

I read a long article about that somewhere.... can't remember which model it is that is not wrong though.

 

[YahudaMoon]

The Park tool and most chain checkers measure from roller - roller. It don't measure from pin - pin.

 

[anyuser]

The Shimano one measures wear properly but is quite expensive.

 

[YahudaMoon]

The Shimano one measures wear properly but is quite expensive.

This is the only correct chain checker as it calibrates from the centre

 

[martint235]

I assume it's not allowed to do what the old guy at my LBS does, pull the chain off the front of the large chainring and make a call depending on how much gap there is???


IGMC

 

[ohnovino]

How accurate does it really need to be? Unless you feel the need to replace your chain after an exact amount of wear, the expensive tools are giving precision you don't need.

 

[YahudaMoon]

How accurate does it really need to be? Unless you feel the need to replace your chain after an exact amount of wear, the expensive tools are giving precision you don't need.

Plenty of ways of checking a chain. Some go of distance in miles the bike chain has done . Some use a 12" steel rule. Some use a chain checker .

Doing this can get you 3 + chains out of one block

Doing it correctly can get you a lot more chains out of a block.

Im still working out if its cost effective though

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I use this one £4.99 from chainreaction:

 

[numbnuts]

I made one out of an old spoke