Originally Posted by
phrantic09
For what it’s worth, I got mine from Amazon with Amazon as the seller. The chain looked legit, but the link plates broke when I was climbing. The QL is what gave it away to my mechanic that the chain was fake. His words were - if that’s the QL that came with the chain, the chain is fake
Do you recall if the quick link was included in the plastic encasing the chain? Apparently that is typical for fakes, while Shimano ones they are separate.