Jack,
Glad to hear that you weren't injured, and I hope the Motobecane didn't suffer any damage. I have used Sedis chains for years, and have never had one break, despite criteriums, century rides, and even years of use (but with proper maintenance). Sounds like you got a great bike for $25, but I would never ride a newly purchased older bike without repacking bearings, replacing cables, and replacing the old chain with a new one.
Galen Poole
Jackson, MS
> While on one of my first longer rides on this Motob. Jubilee today, the
> chain
> broke while standing up an incline. Luckily, no personal injury and
> limped
> back 5 miles to home and examined black Sedis chain and found many cracked
> outer plates. The only warning was noisier then usual operation which I
> mistakingly attributed to slight rear derailleur misalignment. I suspect
> the previous
> owner of this $25 thrift-shop special was a gorilla or maybe these type of
> Sedis have a bad reputation I hadn't heard previously?
>
> Jack Romans
> Sacramento, Cal