As you can see from the image, the chain is not perfectly straight.
It has 2 curves, the blue one seems more little than it is but it's a perspective effect.
It's something normal or should I worry?
Image: https://imgur.com/a/hrl1SPo
Thanks
Model D one month old.
Chain not perfectly straight, is it a problem?
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Re: Chain not perfectly straight, is it a problem?
Looks a bit kinked.
For USD$22.75 it's an easily replaceable part.
https://shop.concept2.com/parts/84-nick ... ctors.html
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For USD$22.75 it's an easily replaceable part.
https://shop.concept2.com/parts/84-nick ... ctors.html
https://www.concept2.com/files/pdf/us/i ... cement.pdf
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Re: Chain not perfectly straight, is it a problem?
Send that photo to Concept2. I doubt that should happen to a one month old rower.
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Re: Chain not perfectly straight, is it a problem?
Ok so it's not a healthy chain... 
as I wrote the rowerg is new so I'm not really happy to replace a part.
If I keep it, could I occur in major problems?
Can I have some result with a good treatment of 3in1 oil?
Thanks for the links!
@mitchel, ok I'll ask to C2 thanks.

as I wrote the rowerg is new so I'm not really happy to replace a part.
If I keep it, could I occur in major problems?
Can I have some result with a good treatment of 3in1 oil?
Thanks for the links!
@mitchel, ok I'll ask to C2 thanks.
Re: Chain not perfectly straight, is it a problem?
They respond me that "looks like there is slack in the chain, so it is hard to know if there is a problem."
They asked me if runs smoothly and sincerely it does.
So they said "There is not a concern if the links are all working properly".
I'll take it for good, after all I'm not having problems, it was only a visual concern (see the title of this post).
After this I also tried to keep in tension the chain (like for the photo in the first message), helped by a second person, and give a little push where the curves were. Now is more straight.
So I noticed that there is a little lateral slack space in all links (I think is physiological for not broke it if you made a wrong lateral move), so it could be that a curve (very thin and only if you look in perspective) can appear sometimes.
I don't know if I'm clear.
They asked me if runs smoothly and sincerely it does.
So they said "There is not a concern if the links are all working properly".
I'll take it for good, after all I'm not having problems, it was only a visual concern (see the title of this post).
After this I also tried to keep in tension the chain (like for the photo in the first message), helped by a second person, and give a little push where the curves were. Now is more straight.
So I noticed that there is a little lateral slack space in all links (I think is physiological for not broke it if you made a wrong lateral move), so it could be that a curve (very thin and only if you look in perspective) can appear sometimes.
I don't know if I'm clear.