X-rings are billed as being able to hold lube better and last longer, but honestly your maintenance & bike storage environment is much more important. Sounds like you're already doing a good job, with 20K on the previous chain.

Most important thing is to store it indoors, keep sand off the chain, and keep the rings lubricated so they don't wear out, allowing the internal grease to escape.

BTW, WD40 is not a lube.....Some people use it to clean, but it doesn't lube worth a dick, and it also contains solvents which if it ever penetrates past the rings, would mix with the internal grease and quicken its demise.

i dont use WD40 haha i use chain wax, which seams to work pretty good. and i do store it in a shed. not much sand in upstate NY

i also need suggestions for the tool chain breaker/rivot tool

I have a motion pro. Got it from my buddy that was selling MATCO tools at the time. I broke it once and got it replaced at no charge, but I wasn't using it properly either :lol:

how did it break? im not sure this is a good suggestion or not haha

I bent the pin on the breaker attachment. I was using the wrong one, and a WAY too long of ratchet to crank on it.
Used correctly, it works very well.

good to know, thanks

I highly recommend that you don't use the harbor freight one, I tried it a while back and it snapped in half before I was able to finish pressing the pins

thanks for the heads up, i wasnt planning on it