Originally Posted by
WhyFi
I'm surprised to hear that folks have had trouble or reservations about the Shimano links - I've been using Park chain pliers recently, but never had a problem previously; hold the brake lever and give the pedal some weight. I would imagine that putting the chain on the granny ring would make it seat with a little less pedal force, but again, hasn't been a problem.
I am still running Ultegra 6701 chains, which do NOT come with a quick link. They come with one (only one, sad!) break-away pin. I suspect a 10s quick link (like KMC) would work with one but that's off-label use.