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Hello all,

Anyone whose done that route know how hard it is sourcing parts i.e. stuff like sprockets and chains down south? Will have to do my chainset at some point and already a bit overloaded carrying next set of tires so would preferably buy later. Anyone have any experiences to share?

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Hello all,

Anyone whose done that route know how hard it is sourcing parts i.e. stuff like sprockets and chains down south? Will have to do my chainset at some point and already a bit overloaded carrying next set of tires so would preferably buy later. Anyone have any experiences to share?

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Any reason you bothered carrying tyres ? They are one of the easiest things to get (IMO). I have done a mixture of pre-order and find on the spot.

C&S I have always gambled on, and fortunately they have only needed replacing in the USA and Spain. But I have always worked on the theory that there will be something somewhere in a large enough town.

Or I have always just been lucky :-)
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Any reason you bothered carrying tyres ? They are one of the easiest things to get (IMO). I have done a mixture of pre-order and find on the spot.

C&S I have always gambled on, and fortunately they have only needed replacing in the USA and Spain. But I have always worked on the theory that there will be something somewhere in a large enough town.

Or I have always just been lucky :-)
I met a few riders with 18/21 setup as mine and they swore they tried all the stores in the south and couldn't find any, so this made me fear I'd run out of tread and have to alter plans. If I hadn't have met them I'd have just assumed you'd at least be able to find them in places like Puerto Montt etc, as I've always found even large towns tend to have a Suzuki, Honda and Yammy dealership.
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I met a few riders with 18/21 setup as mine and they swore they tried all the stores in the south and couldn't find any, so this made me fear I'd run out of tread and have to alter plans. If I hadn't have met them I'd have just assumed you'd at least be able to find them in places like Puerto Montt etc, as I've always found even large towns tend to have a Suzuki, Honda and Yammy dealership.
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It should be easy enough in the capitals even if you do have to order in advance.

That being said. Looked after a quality steel chain and sprocket set should easily do over 20,000 miles. There's not that many people doing that sort of mileage on their SA trips.
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It should be easy enough in the capitals even if you do have to order in advance.

That being said. Looked after a quality steel chain and sprocket set should easily do over 20,000 miles. There's not that many people doing that sort of mileage on their SA trips.

Mine lasted 22,000, but that was North/Central and South :-)
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