help, chain snapped on boardman hybred

ukhornet

Hi guys, looking for a bit of advice as to what chain i should get to replace on my boardman team hybred. It's been jumping off a couple of times on the last few rides but then this morning decided to give up & snapped in half. Ive seen a SRAM PC-951 9 Speed Bike Chain on offer in halfords for £15, or do i need to go more expensive. Any help & advice would be greatly appreciated. :?

The Rookie

£15 is reasonable for a 951, not the very best chain, but pretty reasonable.

Simon

CarlosDSanchez

Check how worn your chainset and cassette is though before you stick a new chain on. If the old one was worn enough to break then the gears will also be worn out. Fitting a new chain will result in the chain slipping when you put any power down and accelerated wear of the new chain until it matches the worn gears.

Catfish

buy three and rotate them every 300 to 500 miles

The Rookie

Some gross assumptions on why it's snapped! Last chain I snapped, a pin came out and as it was pulling on one side plate only the plate was bending, spooet it just before it snapped, the other side plate was perfect and the rest of the chain unworn, I used a powerlink to fix it.

Simon

ukhornet

Thanks for the advice guys.
Just to let you know, i got the sram 951 chain for free when i bought a couple of gatorskin tyres from halfords on a buy 2 get 1 free deal. It was a couple of weeks ago now but i think the offers finished now. Any way chain fitted & old powerlink now being carried in saddle bag in case of emergency.