TLDR: Thank Sheldon Brown for keeping the bike mechanics industry working, fake chains are all over the place, buy from supplier, reputable online dealer (NOT EBAY OR SCAMAZON), or preferably a genuine local bike shop if you have one that has stock. Get yourself a chain checking tool, and oil your chain well. Your bike will love you for it, and …

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Today I had to go to the opticians, so of course I rode my bike. It's only in town. Where am I gonna park? Well, the car park oposite has the bike racks, now they've been removed from the main shopping centre part (which has a no bikes part, but the parking was just outside it on the main …