30-07-14, 11:50 PM
I've been through a similar thing - only I was in the middle of Germany when I discovered my problem! My rivet link on the old chain was absolutely shagged, it was stiff and had a crack running through it, so was about to fall apart. I limped the bike 300k's to my friends (praying that it didn't snap the whole time), and replaced the chain and sprockets.
It caused the chain to be massively tight whenever it went around the rear sprocket, and really loose the rest of the time (to compensate). Not a fun journey - arriving at gone 2am, having had a hell of a day! New chain seems to be bedding in well, I fitted it in Germany, and used the journey home to bed in, lubricate, and re-tension (about 4 times so far).
It caused the chain to be massively tight whenever it went around the rear sprocket, and really loose the rest of the time (to compensate). Not a fun journey - arriving at gone 2am, having had a hell of a day! New chain seems to be bedding in well, I fitted it in Germany, and used the journey home to bed in, lubricate, and re-tension (about 4 times so far).