new chain??

freeride-mike

need bit of help i need a new chain but have never had to buy 1 before so not sure what to get? not looking to spend alot so budget range would be best.
my bikes 24spd with xt mechs and shimano cassette.

thanks in advance 8)

Wooliferkins

KMC Check your cassette for wear while you're about it.

LoUiS1985

all you need is a cheap 8 speed chain then....something like this

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... ModelID=81

or this

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=21295

just take your old chain off and measure it against the new one, you may well need a chain breaker to break the links if you don't already have one, and a powerlink will be useful to easily connect the links

.blitz

Never used anything other than XT/XTR. Fit, forget.

LoUiS1985

personally i'm not a fan of shimano chains, had a few snap on me, i much prefer SRAM or KMC

freeride-mike

LoUiS1985 wrote:

all you need is a cheap 8 speed chain then....something like this

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... ModelID=81

or this

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=21295

just take your old chain off and measure it against the new one, you may well need a chain breaker to break the links if you don't already have one, and a powerlink will be useful to easily connect the links

thanks for them links mate thats helped alot

yeah ive got a chain breaker

freeride-mike

ive noticed all the shimano chains have codes and numbers letters after them do i need to be looking for anything in particuler??

do kmc and sram work ok with the shimano cassette??

thanks folks

.blitz

HG73 is XT, HG93/7701 is XTR/Dura-Ace. There's no difference apart from £5 and the zinc plating on the XTR roller plates.

freeride-mike

.blitz wrote:

HG73 is XT, HG93/7701 is XTR/Dura-Ace. There's no difference apart from £5 and the zinc plating on the XTR roller plates.

much appreciated for that makes more sence now lol

freeride-mike

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-Boxed-Shimano ... 5ad34cc992

so would this be ideal???

.blitz

Just noticed you have a 8sp drivetrain, in which case an IG70 would be fine.

LoUiS1985

do kmc and sram work ok with the shimano cassette??

yes

freeride-mike

LoUiS1985 wrote:

do kmc and sram work ok with the shimano cassette??

yes

cheers

supersonic

http://www.spacycles.co.uk/products.php ... 1p87&rs=gb

richg1979

dont do anything other than sram chains, shimano work well while there not broke wich is not very often, and kmc is the biggest pile of cack iver fitted, dont brake just rust like the titanic and shifting is dire.

pk64

Hi, I am looking for a new chain as my old one has become rusty, I currently have a Shimano chain and I have an 8 speed cassette, I am not sure on the make of the cassette but I would guess that it was shimano as most of the transmission components are shimano. If its possible I would like to purchase a rustless one as the area I live in has a very salty atmosphere as the winds come staight off the Atlantic here. Thanks for any help, Peter.

richg1979

8sp sram pref a high spec one that has a coating to prevent rust.

pk64

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=20608
Would this be ideal? Its the only sram chain I can find that has any kind of coating. Not sure of nickel plating was what you mean't though? Bit confused! lol

Thanks again, Peter.

richg1979

yep nickel plating helps prevent corroding.

pk64

Great, Thanks for your help, Peter

Northwind

richg1979 wrote:

kmc is the biggest pile of cack iver fitted, dont brake just rust like the titanic and shifting is dire.

Maybe you used a very cheap one. Maybe you just didn't look after it. It's one of the two, most KMCs are great. The X9L and SL are fantastic chains, and the X8 I've got on my commuter is almost as good.

alomac

pk64 wrote:

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=20608
Would this be ideal? Its the only sram chain I can find that has any kind of coating. Not sure of nickel plating was what you mean't though? Bit confused! lol

I have the 9-speed equivalent of this chain (PC-971) and while the nickle-plated outer plates won't rust, the inner plates, and especially the pins, will. You can get this: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=22192 which plates the inner plates as well, but the pins still look the same.

I know KMC markets some "rust-resistant" chains, but I have no experience of them. In the end it may just come down to making sure that your chain always has a coat of lube.

Cheers,
Adam.

nockmeister

freeride-mike wrote:

.blitz wrote:

HG73 is XT, HG93/7701 is XTR/Dura-Ace. There's no difference apart from £5 and the zinc plating on the XTR roller plates.

much appreciated for that makes more sence now lol

er just for info..

HG73 = LX
HG93 = XT
7701 = XTR/Dura

turnerjohn

LoUiS1985 wrote:

personally i'm not a fan of shimano chains, had a few snap on me, i much prefer SRAM or KMC

+1
Shimano ones are sh*te !

richg1979

Northwind wrote:

richg1979 wrote:

kmc is the biggest pile of cack iver fitted, dont brake just rust like the titanic and shifting is dire.

Maybe you used a very cheap one. Maybe you just didn't look after it. It's one of the two, most KMCs are great. The X9L and SL are fantastic chains, and the X8 I've got on my commuter is almost as good.

it was a x9, i gave it a mate when he got stuck with a broken chain it was to the bin for him too after a short ride.

Northwind

No wonder if it was already knackered :?

richg1979

the chain had a total of about 50 mile before it seen the bin.

if its nackerd after 50 mile then best avoided.

supersonic

The 951 is a good budget chain. Buy a few, look after them and change earlier than usually and you'll get far more life than one expensive chain.