... for various reasons I ended up with a half link chain ...
Because it was Shiny! (or Purple?)
Shiny and looks the business
Mainly it was down to the fact that the standard chain was skipping in one spot and the half link was the only other option available.
in other news...yesterday I put the Durano Pluses on the bike and headed out for a ride. Before I got past the Jam Factory I had 2 noises that didn't sound right. I stopped to have a poke about and found that the chain seemed pretty loose which made sense as when I looked down it seemed to be doing some kind of weird motion. Chain tightened....1 noise gone.
The second one was coming from the front disc, it took a bit of messing about with wheel position and pads to get rid of it, will need to take a better look at it but I got rid of it for the ride.
With the chain thing I have now orders a Surly Tuggnut, I figure a functional bottle opener is just what my new bike needs