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sourced some cheap chain and sprockets off ebay($80). 520 oring chain 14/49 sprockets. when i took off my old chain, i noticed how much lighter and thinner it was.i never thought there would be much in it.but it was a no name chain but weighed in over 300gms lighter than the new replacement chain. so which manufacturer makes the better chain. something light weight and durable?

DID ERT2 chain, the best period.

caseyracing222 wrote:DID ERT2 chain, the best period.

and ironman sprockets

thanks guys. i couldn find that shit on ebay. so im gonna have to trek down to the bike shop and see how much they wanna shaft me for them.im building up a sweet bike atm. so i guess ill finish it off with a nice drive train.

thanks guys.are those chains quality material lightweight 520 running gear or just a smaller lighter grade chain that will wear out quicker? i couldn find that shit on ebay. so im gonna have to trek down to the bike shop and see how much they wanna shaft me for them. im building up a sweet bike atm. so i guess its worth finishing it off with a nice(but expensive)drive train.ill flog that cheap chain off to my mate that needs one for his xr400.

with 55= horsepower why would you be worried about light weight buy a good quality chain oring or x ring chain and good quality sprockets and get a full season out of them .

the less sprung weight the better. if i can save 1kg off the drive line, then fuck it i will.besides, the better chain and sprockets will prob last longer from what ive heard. and those ironman sprockets look sweet as and will last me for a long time too.i gotta stop bein cheap
im still learning

Cheap is OK as long as you are smart about it.

Dumb just doesn't cut it.

Choose wisely and it's all

lewisclan wrote: ironman sprockets

X2

RK520XSO and Cheap JT Steel Sprockets.. No failures in 2 years of owning the 500..

Iron Man sprockets will last a good rider about a year and the DID ERT2 is a light weight 520 chain that has like 8,000 tensile strength, IMO they last forever I use them on all my bikes, they are quite blingin'

It depends on where you ride. If you ride in mud, ANY regular stainless steel or hardened steel sprocket will last just as long as an Ironman, but be about 1/3 the cost. Plus, the Ironman WILL rust. And who cares about weight savings when you're lugging around an extra 40lbs of mud anyways..

Same for chains. Wet environment=1 chain a year. Doesn't matter who makes it.

If you want to bling... get the expensive crap!

Forget about the aluminum sprockets, you can hook one of those in an hour.

Right now Ive got a Renthal aluminum on the rear w/ a RK gold chain......I have a brand new Primary Drive sprocket set w/ gold chain that I will install eventually.