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Tech Mailbag #8: Can I turn an old mountain bike into a gravel bike?

Also: quelling crosswind instability with wider tires, and how to measure chain wear without a chain checker tool.

Your bicycle’s chain is put through hell every time you ride. For every minute of pedaling, approximately 44,000 chain pieces are in motion, creating 320,000 separate instances of sliding surface friction. And all of this is on a component that sits near to the ground and is exposed to the elements. Just like your tyres …

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