Chain for Shimano 9-speed setup?

Lagavulin

Any particular recommendations for a 9 speed Tiagra chainset?
I had a chart somewhere that stated the compatability of chains and groupsets but can I hell find it.

Smokin Joe

KMC.

redddraggon

Smokin Joe wrote:

KMC.

Yep

Lagavulin

Cheers.

KMC X9-L ok?

Cleat Eastwood

Shimano suggest HG53 specifically for Tiagra 9 speed, just got one myself from chain reaction cycles, ribble have them too.

redddraggon

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

Shimano suggest HG53 specifically for Tiagra 9 speed, just got one myself from chain reaction cycles, ribble have them too.

Shimano would suggest one of those wouldn't they, better to get KMC/Wippermann/SRAM than a Shimano Chain.

ride_whenever

quick question, are the chains the same width for MTB and road chains, and do they ever stick 9spd chains onto 8spd cassettes, i only ask because I tried to put an 8spd SRAM powerlink into an 8spd road bike chain, and it didn't fit.

Ideas?

nicklouse

in the shimano and sram world a 9spd chain is a 9spd chain as are the cassettes it does not matter if it is Road or MTB they are the same. 8spd is not the same width as 9spd.

ride_whenever

It was an 8spd cassette, so i tried to stick in an 8spd master link, it wouldn't close fully, just a little bit.

Lagavulin

Is it inadvisable to use a cassette that has even been touched by anything but the new chain?
While the current cassette on my Aksiums has done some hard winter miles, I do have a 9 speed Ultegra cassette I stripped from my DT wheels when they were converted to Campag. That cassette has only done about 300-400 miles in good weather. Best to buy a new one?

nicklouse

Lagavulin

Best to buy a new one?

there are two camps on this.

personally i would use it, with a new chain (or the one you used with it).