Quick-Link with Campy?
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Quick-Link with Campy?
Can I use a KMC quick-link with a Campy 11s chain? Or, is using the Campy pin - and having to buy the Campy chain tool - the only option?
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I use a SRAM 11-speed quick link on my Campy Chorus chain (as well as a few Shimano chains). I went with the SRAM mainly because they claim you can reuse it after opening as opposed to KMC who say only use it once.
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Have a couple of these.. haven't broken one yet. Supposedly good for any brand chain basically:
https://moltenspeedwax.com/products/...er-link-qrs-11
EDIT: Actually, where did you see that either SRAM quicklinks are ok for Campy chains, or even that they're reusable. First link I found is this REI listing.. the 4th "feature" bullet says: Due to the tight tolerances of 11-speed drivetrains, each PowerLock is good for one-time application only
https://www.rei.com/product/153397/s...0001&store=142
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Sram 12 speed axs quick links are not supposed to be reused, but as long as the link has some snap to it, I keep using them, but never for more than the life of one chain or about 3,000 miles. I alternate chains about every 600.
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EDIT: Actually, where did you see that either SRAM quicklinks are ok for Campy chains, or even that they're reusable. First link I found is this REI listing.. the 4th "feature" bullet says: Due to the tight tolerances of 11-speed drivetrains, each PowerLock is good for one-time application only
https://www.rei.com/product/153397/s...0001&store=142
https://www.rei.com/product/153397/s...0001&store=142
Now as far as a SRAM link being compatible with a Campy chain, again, I can't recall how I determined it would fit. More than likely I just took a chance given the fairly small expenditure and low risk. I've mixed and matched plenty of quick links over the years.
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I've used SRAM, Wipperman, KMC, and YBN quick links on my 11-sp Campag systems, all with Campag chains. They all work. SRAM and KMC seem to work the best IMHO, YBN is okay - sometimes even new ones won't "snap" shut, and the Wipperman-Conex didn't seem to shift as well as the others. But they all worked, and I would use any of them if I needed to.