Alternative for XTR chain

itsnotaboutthebike
itsnotaboutthebike Posts: 50
edited September 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
I have fitted an xtr chain for the first time (ever) thinking that the quality would be so much better than cheaper versions!!!!!!!! well today I spilt the chain to clean it then re-joined it as I have done a million times before on other chains, 6 miles into a ride it snapped at this very point, when repairing the chain I noticed that the plates deform a massive amount when fitting a new pin, I have never noticed this on any other 8/9 speed chains before, I switched to a sram chain on my other mtb but the shifting is definately not as slick, are there any other chains out there that are good quality, work well with Shimano and have a similar conecting link to sram (far better way to join a chain)

Cheers R

Ps it appears ok now but I am very wary over how long it will last!

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