Road Bike Chain Life

maklabouhlel · 6 Jan 2017 at 16:11

My Giant Defy road bike went in for a service. I have owned it from new for just over a year and it has only done a maximum of 200 miles, if that, mainly on a turbo trainer. Bike shop rang me saying my chain has 3/4 worn out and needs replacing. Is this possible?

maklabouhlel · 6 Jan 2017 at 16:41

The thing is he seems such a nice, honest guy and I had zero problems with the chain.

maklabouhlel · 6 Jan 2017 at 17:42

Lethal` said:
Unlikely but I guess if you got it real dirty and never really cleaned it's possible.. Or it wasn't a new chain from new.

I tend to get about 3500-4000 miles out of a chain.

Either way if you're concerned about the price you don't need a Shimano chain. Get a KMC/Sram to save a bit plus easier chain joining.

It was a brand new bike which the bike shop assembled and I rode it home about fifteen miles. That's the only outdoor use it had, the rest was on a turbo trainer. I said to the bike shop that that's highly unlikely since I've only done about 200 indoor miles on it, he said he'd show me when I picked the bike up. I hope he doesn't deliberately damage the chain just to prove a point.

maklabouhlel · 6 Jan 2017 at 20:10

BennyC said:
Just say no thanks? You don't have to have all advisory work completed...

I did refuse. I just wonder how he's going to show me tomorrow that my chain is 3/4 worn out?

maklabouhlel · 7 Jan 2017 at 11:05

Just picked the bike up. He failed to demonstrate to me with his tool my chain was 3/4 worn out after 200 miles and started making excuses after he realised I'm not falling for his exploitation.

maklabouhlel · 7 Jan 2017 at 11:06

mattyfez said:
Op, what make is the chain? The only plausible thing I can think of as to why it would wear that fast is if it's the cheapest crappy generic chain known to mankind.

It's a KMC X11EL-1.

maklabouhlel · 7 Jan 2017 at 14:48

booyaka said:
Why a service after 200 miles on a turbo???

I had the bike from new just over a year and it never had a 1st service for cable stretch etc. I took it in to get the gears adjusted, he suggested a service and I fell for it.