IMHO, getting a colour-matched chain isn't really worth it 🤷
Too subtle.
I don't regret it, but I don't think I'd ever bother again (unless, as in this case, AliExpress lines up multiple offers and discounts so that it's cheaper to buy a colourful chain than a boring chain🤪)
@isol What is up with the lower jockey wheel?
It's being a ceramic bearing oversized pulley wheel, and saving me 0.00031 watts, and making me faster, and cooler, and scaring away magpies, and attracting good luck. 🤪
@isol 🥹
@isol There's more variety than I expected. ":^)
Mine is this $30-ish AUD AliExpress item, a straight swap for a lower jockey wheel.
Sep 19, 2026, 10:54 AMCool, but once it collects road grime and grease, you won't notice the color.
That lower derailleur gear is neat.
I waxed the chain before fitting, so I'll have this as a baseline picture to see if the colour does degrade. I'm not anticipating grime or grease to accumulate, based on my experience with waxed chains so far.