No idea…never used a YBN chain. Sorry.
most of the time if there is text on one side, that should be outward facing. If text is on both sides that it shouldn’t matter
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No.
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It really won’t matter. But make sure the “YBN” logo reads correctly from the drive side along the top of the chain.
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Thanks guys,
For silca users, how long do you submerge the chain at 75°C pls?
Until you stop getting bubbles coming up when you agitate the chain in the wax. I then turn the heat off and pull the chain just before it cools enough that the wax almost starts to re-harden. Check the Silca videos for details.
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in fact the YBN logo is on all the links
Yes, it is. I have one. But as you read the chain from the drive side, “YBN” should be right side up along the top of the chain, and upside down along the bottom. Not that it really makes a difference.
Here’s a practical question for people with multiple chains in rotation: How do you identify each individual chain? I have 2 chains in rotation, which do not have the same mileage. I’m thinking I could use dots of nail polish on one of the links. Has anyone tried that?
I have 2 swishers for the hot wax. When I take a chain off the bike i always put it back onto the swisher it came from. Each swisher is marked with a different colour electrical tape. Works!
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The thing you use to dip the chain in the hot wax and move it around. I use a bent wire clothes hanger. The Silca system has a little piece of cable 
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When I worked in a machine shop we used something like this to mark things
https://www.itwprobrands.com/product/steel-blue
This 
What are you trying to achieve by knowing which is which? If you change any that are on or before 0.5% wear you shouldn’t wear other components. Are you just trying to track mileage on each chain?
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I use the ProBikeGarage app to track mileage and wax intervals, you can swap parts to keep track of which chain is which on the bike. For my bike that I rotate chains, I just put the chain in labeled sandwich bag when it’s not on the bike
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Here’s an example, my gavel bike chain need to be relaxed and it gave me an alert based on the service interval I set. I’ll just go into the bike uninstall the chain, install the other one to bike and mark chain that needs wax as waxed when I get around to it
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Thanks all. @alexgold123 yes, I’m mostly trying to track mileage. I have 2 chains in rotation and I’m interested to see how far they go.
I read @Back2Basics’ thread a couple of days ago and downloaded the app yesterday, which really prompted my question.
I like the simple idea of 2 separate ziplock bags. cheap and simple.
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Makes sense…we have this many (plus the ones on the bikes!) between 4 bikes, so they aren’t even used on the same bike half the time! Tracking wear isn’t likely to be easy, but I bought most of the chains in 2018 and have only just replaced the first two…
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You might be able to track mileage over each one using the app with some unique servicing internals or just sensible labelling when you service.
If it were me I’d try just labelling each time I did a service. Would still need some manual work but at least the data would be there and you’d presumably only need to add it all up once that chain reached it’s end of life?
I have 3 service intervals for my chains.
Hot wax at 800km - essentially changing the chains after 800km
Drip wax at 125km - applied to chain in use
Check wear at 2,000km - check wear on both chains at this point. So far no noticeable wear after first 2,000km
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