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Originally Posted by SibSerge
Jim do you have a single speed ? Pre covid times I used to commute to work 35km one way 3 times a week on a 2 by 7. I was cleaning/lubing them after two days of commute. I was not going to the extent you are going, however. I was just wiping it with a rug soaked in kerosene then let it evaporate over night and used sometimes wet sometimes dry lube. My chains lasted about 2.5-3k km (10 CAD PC830). I am retiring them at 0.75mm however.
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No, it's a 20 speed. I don't like to wipe a chain because it forces dirt between the side plates. Over the decades I've found that my wear limit of 1.5mm prevents excessive wear to the sprockets. I run the chains in pairs, cleaning one while riding the other one, and change the rear cogs when the chains are worn out, which for two chains is about 30,000 miles. I don't remember ever wearing out a Campy chainring.
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