Kinked chain

[leem00]

Ok so as result of riding in Hurricane sandy for 5.5 hours down in Florida I believe I now have a kinked chain. I didn't get to clean and lube the chain till three weeks after riding in the storm (it sat the whole time except for loading and unloading from the truck).

When I cleaned the chain it would flex fine when I put a little pressure on it.

But if I just spun the wheel around the chain wouldn't fully go back to it natural form.

Bike and chain has 10,000 miles.

Any one think I can reclean and lube it and get it back to working normally (once winter is over)?

I should add that it looks like the two links were positioned at the top and bottom of the rear sprocket when it was sitting...

 

[dart1963]

get a new one...

be safe!

 

[06330i]

Try using kerosene to clean it. maybe some compressed air too? not sure if the chain is all gritted up with sand. use a good brush too.

 

[JSP]

If it is kinked and with 10k on it, REPLACE IT! You do NOT want a chain to break. Not worth it at all. Replace that chain please. Especially with all that salt water.

 

[Marthy]

In case of a doubt... get a new one. Doesn't wort saving $ on chain and sprockets. For under $200.00 you can get everything... cheap insurance! I don't try to find the limit on how much mileage I can put on tires and chain. When I feel like I got my $$$ out of them, I swap for new stuff.