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Completely invalid comparison. Run a cheap chain on the Phil and you'd see no more wear than with an expensive chain. But that's not the point, sprockets wear out when you run worn chains on them. Cheap chains means you can replace them several times for the same expense as one expensive chain.
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Cheaper chains will wear quicker and then damage the cog.
lol wut?
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shark tooth.
Much NJS.
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You should replace your cog with your chain as they age together.
You do this? Your chains must be fuuuuuucked (or you buy shit / alu cogs or throw good ones away early).
I go through several chains per cromo cog.
I go through rear wheel bearings almost as often as chains now because turbo trainer /csb
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More expensive chains are more expensive for a reason. They are better. They are made of higher quality materials.
Cheaper chains will wear quicker and then damage the cog. You should replace your cog with your chain as they age together. Buy a decent chain with a decent cog and they will wear together but over a longer period.
You get what you pay for in life.
Here's some pictures of a cheap BLB cog after a year with a cheap KMC chain and a Phil Wood cog with a Izumi super toughness. Pretty much zero wear on the expensive Phil Wood combo. But you'll want to replace the shark tooth BLB combo.
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