Ron from BC
Active Member
Well honestly I felt nothing as I hadn't noticed any symptoms and it's not something I would check during any minor maintenance like chain/drive train cleaning. I will now hahaha....
I've put >4K kms on the bike now which, as I've read, is likely time for a new chain. It had life left in it however if I left it too long that condition would have excess wear on the cassette and front derailleur. On that note, I've looked up the cost of these consumable parts like pads, cassette, chain and derailleur and the identical part or certainly compatible Shimano models are available on Amazon much cheaper. The replacement of these parts isn't rocket science with no end of YouTube how-to's even if you had to grab a couple of tools, again from Amazon.....like chain breaker etc, its still much cheaper. No, I don't work for or have shares in Amazon...haha.
On a side note Dave, I looked for year end sales at the Giant stores across Western Canada this past fall and was amazed that they were non existent, at least the deep discounts like the previous year. These things have really taken off and locally the shops have trouble keeping many of the models in stock. The sales here were $100 off as opposed to $1K off.
How's the Fathom?
I've put >4K kms on the bike now which, as I've read, is likely time for a new chain. It had life left in it however if I left it too long that condition would have excess wear on the cassette and front derailleur. On that note, I've looked up the cost of these consumable parts like pads, cassette, chain and derailleur and the identical part or certainly compatible Shimano models are available on Amazon much cheaper. The replacement of these parts isn't rocket science with no end of YouTube how-to's even if you had to grab a couple of tools, again from Amazon.....like chain breaker etc, its still much cheaper. No, I don't work for or have shares in Amazon...haha.
On a side note Dave, I looked for year end sales at the Giant stores across Western Canada this past fall and was amazed that they were non existent, at least the deep discounts like the previous year. These things have really taken off and locally the shops have trouble keeping many of the models in stock. The sales here were $100 off as opposed to $1K off.
How's the Fathom?