>>1874928My entire drivetrain was replaced new last fall around mid-September. New derailleur, cassette, front chain ring and chain. The chain is a Shimano SLX 12-sp. My average is 600 km/month. We recently had snow which resulted in about a week of wet, salted roads. I kept the chain lubed often except for one day where I forgot to lube resulting in faint chain noise. Shortly after this week of snow I could tell the chain was toast due to how the drivetrain vibrates at high rpm as the rollers of the chain engage the teeth throughout the drivetrain. Checked this morning and was nearly a full 1.00 wear on the gauge.
So on a ‘budget’ shimano chain, installed on a E-cargo bike often times fully loaded in a hilly area, I got roughly 2000km of use. Not too bad, not amazing. For the price, not too bad. Curious to see how the Sram performs when I install one this Spring.
