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If you can pull the chain with your thumb and index finger away from the very back of the rear sprocket and see more than 1/2 of a gear tooth, the chain needs to be replaced. The following is an interesting interlude but doesn't answer the question.
i am replacing mine after it jumped the sprocket and locked my rear wheel at 60mph in traffic i managed to keep it up and slide off the road but if it was a corner i had been on when this happened i would not have been so lucky so i would say if you are questioning your chain better to replace it now than risk your bike and your life later its always easier to work on your bike when you plan to rather than when you have to because it broke also inspect the sprockets and the rollers on the chain for wear and oil or spray it with chain wax frequently and you will get more life out of it it should have about an inch of play and no noticable wear on the rollers or the sprocket hope that helps
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