"Mikael Seierup" <
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> "bill g" skrev...
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> > Any idea about the durability of this type chain?
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>
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Chain/product_78835.shtml
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http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/Chain/product_20593.shtml
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> As with all (SRAM/Sachs) chains its almost even. Many love them and many hate them. They cost
> almost 3 times more than a PC-48 or PC-59 though. To me at least thats not worth the minimal
> weight you save. Especially not when I need 3 of the damn things.
>
> M.
Thanks Mikael. Like almost everything on the internet you can get many opinions at both ends of the
spectrem. Reading the reviews made me even more confused what to do. I guess I won't worry about
weight savings, but save my money instead and go with a cheap chain. The SRAM quick links look
attractive as far as assemblying them together, but since I have a Shimano cassette and mechs I
guess I will keep things status quo and stick with KMC, or Shimano.I have never been disappointed
with any of Shimano's products, even some of their low end stuff like Sora. I tend to think that
breaking chains would be more of an issue with mountain bikers who are stomping on their pedals
mashing on an impossible gear while trying to ride up a tree trunk. All my bent riding is spinning
on a smooth road. Not that much stress on the chain, what? By the way, what got me started thinking
about replacing my chain was because I let my commuter DF chain go too long and it trashed the
cassette. So I don't want to repeat that mistake.