New chain quick question

evil_breakfast
evil_breakfast Posts: 481
edited March 2012 in Workshop
When replacing a 9 speed chain, should I use the supplied master pin, or can I just use a quick link?
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  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    Is it a Shimano chain? Go for the quick link/missing link. SRAM links are one use only. KMC missing links you can reuse a couple of times.
  • evil_breakfast
    evil_breakfast Posts: 481
    Shoulda mentioned that it is Shimano.
    As the use of KMC links are pretty widespread these days, surely that makes use of the Shimano master pin kinda superflous?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    g00se wrote:
    Is it a Shimano chain? Go for the quick link/missing link. SRAM links are one use only. KMC missing links you can reuse a couple of times.
    Sorry wrong. It is only SRAM 10spd powerlocks that are one time use. SRAM powerlinks are multi use.
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  • g00se
    g00se Posts: 2,221
    nicklouse wrote:
    g00se wrote:
    Is it a Shimano chain? Go for the quick link/missing link. SRAM links are one use only. KMC missing links you can reuse a couple of times.
    Sorry wrong. It is only SRAM 10spd powerlocks that are one time use. SRAM powerlinks are multi use.

    Sorry for the wrong info - stand corrected.

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