Coloured chains!

craig_jackass

Was going to buy a red chain today just for a bit bling and banter! But does the colour last or is it black and silver before the end of the week!?

andyrm

Saw these out in Cali - there's also some badass coloured ones with a PTFE coating too........nice!!

Chunkers1980

Depends.

I've seen some painted ones on those cheap SS road 'rockets' that will just disappear with spit.

But tbh even the gold ones wear eventually on the outer plates - just look at an old power link, certainly not as gold as it once was...

Silver with a bit of gold is the way forward

Look at this - shimano put the gold on the inner plates where it's less liely to wear

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=35057

BorisSpencer

IMHO coloured chains are for single speeds and BMXs. Think of the shifting process, the front mech will simply rub the paint off.

craig_jackass

they are pretty god damn smart!, i can see them lasting with colour for a while, not that im needing to change my chain, i just like to buy her somthing once an a while to keep her sweet cheers dude

craig_jackass

i have a voodoo bokor, at the moment its single speed

Anonymous

Meh, I'd go through chains too much to make it worth it.

Still, if you do go for them, clean after every ride, lube up properly with the correct chain lube, and avoid riding through crud.

njee20

It'll look awful within minutes, just why.

BorisSpencer

craig_jackass wrote:

i have a voodoo bokor, at the moment its single speed

In that case do it. I put a white chain on my lads Pitcrew, along with some white V8 copies and white grips. Nice cheap bit of bling.