10 Speed Chain Recommendations?
04-08-12, 09:07 PM
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10 Speed Chain Recommendations?
I'm planning on replacing my chain pretty soon and I was wondering if anyone had any chain recommendations.
04-08-12, 09:08 PM
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04-08-12, 09:16 PM
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+1 KMC x10sl
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04-08-12, 09:45 PM
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I don't know why people fuss about chains so much. I buy cheap Sram chains and chuck them every 2500 miles. They maybe get a wipe and re-grease every 500 miles. Works well for me.
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My last SRAM chain snapped on a climb at just over 2,000miles without showing elongation. The KMC chain that replaced it was much quieter and also shifted much more accurately than the SRAm chain did, even on a Force/Rival group.
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04-08-12, 10:16 PM
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But shifting accuracy? That's some chain.
04-08-12, 10:29 PM
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I use a dura ace chain with a wipperman connex link but honestly I rarely use the master link anymore to clean my chain.
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Don't knock it until you've tried it. It may well be that my last SRAM chain was unusually bad, but I went with KMC on the recommendation of a team mate, and it's without doubt the best chain I've used.
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I'm using a SRAM chain right now with 3200 miles on it and it's still good. Shifts fine, no complaints. Looks like it has another 500-1000 miles left in it. I have another SRAM chain as a backup since i've had nothing negative to say about my current chain.
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Don't buy KMC.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...damn-KMC-chain.....
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...damn-KMC-chain.....
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KMC X10SL on a Campy 10 speed drivetrain.
04-09-12, 10:21 AM
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+1 on KMC X10SL. The Ultegra chain I replaced it with had two different inside plates cracket at the pin. I think I had about 1,000 miles on it. Never again.
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Never KMC. I broke three of them.
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