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<blockquote data-quote="Walker" data-source="post: 4242" data-attributes="member: 83">I like to paraffin wax my chains and swap out a freshly lubed chain approximately each month or every four hundred km.I’ve been measuring how much the chains stretch every time I lube them. What I found interesting is the Whipperman chains have barely stretched .2 of a mm in a year but the Shimano chains have stretched around .55mm but have appeared to have settled at that. The problem is with this is that .55 is getting close to the stretch limits for a 10 speed chain. I’m considering simply biting the bullet and replacing the Shamino's with new Whipperman's. I’m presently using the usual SO model chain but there’s a dedicated E version retailing for approximately twice the price.Since I am having a really good run with the same standard chain version I’m thinking if the additional price for the E model could be a waste of money. Has anybody here tried those new 10 speed e-chains and how are they performing for you?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Walker, post: 4242, member: 83"] I like to paraffin wax my chains and swap out a freshly lubed chain approximately each month or every four hundred km. I’ve been measuring how much the chains stretch every time I lube them. What I found interesting is the Whipperman chains have barely stretched .2 of a mm in a year but the Shimano chains have stretched around .55mm but have appeared to have settled at that. The problem is with this is that .55 is getting close to the stretch limits for a 10 speed chain. I’m considering simply biting the bullet and replacing the Shamino's with new Whipperman's. I’m presently using the usual SO model chain but there’s a dedicated E version retailing for approximately twice the price. Since I am having a really good run with the same standard chain version I’m thinking if the additional price for the E model could be a waste of money. Has anybody here tried those new 10 speed e-chains and how are they performing for you? [/QUOTE]

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