i think its got something to do with the small gearing 16/15... cause this is the second chain i have snapped in a month or so. pretty gay really, cause i was enjoying it... dang nab it. but im just happy i wasnt hurt cause it could have been a lot worse... the forks were pretty old though, they were phil williams old ones see, which he ran for a while duhhhhh... knew they were going to go though cause they were creaking/flexing like a basterd...good shit.