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Can't see the issue here.
Quite happy pottering around on 1 gear!
Have a geared bike in the garage - not used it for a while - that is running 7 speed and has done since purchase. Still got original Ritchey Megabite Tyres on it too! And a 531 frame and rigid forks, DX groupset and canti brakes. Lovely but sadly unused as it has far too many gears! It is for sale is anyone want it!
8 speed chains are more resistant to clogging up with mud than 9 speed chains...
when he replaced the chain he had new chainrings and cassette too.
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Blimey, some people get really emotional over their kit don't they? I snap 2-3 9sp chains a year. In the snow last winter I did 3 in 3 months but I suspect that was ice wedged in the cassette forcing the plates apart. I am big, heavy and strong but I have yet to bust the 8sp chain on my singlespeed in over a year. If I can get the parts I'm going 8 sp on my next bike build. If I can't it'll be 9. Until you have had a stem in the guts with 18st worth of force behind it I doubt you'll be able to understand the reluctance to move to lighter, thinner gear no matter how many claims internet warriors make on forums that the newer stuff is stronger. Why don't they make singlespeeds out of 11 speed chains and rings I wonder? Each to their own but I know where my cash is going.