[ST] stretching chains

[Bare <barenekd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>As the chain wears it stretches.  It doesn't necessarily stretch evenly and
>this causes a surging feeling as time goes on.  If this surging gets bad
>enough, the ride quality definitely starts to suffer and it might cause
>faster wear on some drive train parts.

Actually, the chain does not stretch. It gets longer because of wear in the pins and bushings. The chain plates remain the same length.
Bare




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