You can check wear yourself
You can check wear yourself
You don’t need to wheel your beloved into your local bike shop every time you want to make sure the chain is in good order, either.
A chain checker, like this one from Park Tool , will set you back around £15. All you need to do is insert the pins into two links on your chain, then press the swing arm guage tight – whis will give you a reading from 0.25% to 1%. Once you get to around 0.75%, you’ll know to replace your chain.
There are plenty of jobs that are easy to do at home with the right tools – start with cleaning and check out these 5 best cleaning products to have at home.