Best Chain.. Opinions, and tire pressure

[Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Looks like I'm gonna need a chain pretty soon next 3k miles or so. So 
of the major brands :
RK, DID, Tusbaki (sp)  what's the consensus  which is the best?? 
Longest lasting etc. I don't really care all that much about weight, 
and I'll probably replace the sprockets with the same steel ones as 
I'd rather get longer life than save a pound or two by going with 
aluminum. So
opinions please . Thanks

As far as the tire pressure thing goes I checked mine today after a 
pretty good ride. Rear was 42 cold hot was almost 48  since 42 is the 
max recommended pressure I don't think I'd want to run the rear any 
lower.. more heat = less life and I had NO problems riding the 
twisties down south at the rally so the rear will stay at 42. The 
front was cold 36  hot 38  . I tried reducing the front to 34 and 
rode the same 30 miles and checked again it went up 2 lbs to 36! I 
was going to try dropping another 2 lbs but I didn't really like the 
feel at 34, felt a bit squirrely so back to 36.  I think this whole 
thing depends a lot on ones suspension setup, preference, and
type of tires.. in my case Pirelli Dragon GTS. Also outside temps 
will make a big difference. When it starts getting cold it takes a 
lot more to heat up the rubber. I'll prolly drop the pressures a bit 
come winter but for now the 36/42 seems fine.

Erik


Erik

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