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-C- · June 2007

Chains?

Either a 991 or a Dura Ace/XTR.

Chain's a chain to me, but is one better than the other?

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Fantastic Mr Fox · June 2007

991, I always use SRAM chains.

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360 · June 2007

rohloff slt99

these things last far longer than either of those 2, never managed to snap one unlike the others. No stupid joining pins or links.

œ30 well spent.

"I stepped on something soft and wobbly, struck a match and found it was a dead chinaman"

P.s Im not doing that again.

whyamihere · June 2007

991. Never had a problem with Powerlinks.

-C- · June 2007

Or ConneX?

I've never seen Rolhoff chains syllabub. I'll go & have a nosey about for them - cheers.

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360 · June 2007

the power link always seems to be a weak point with me, chaindevices can catch on them and rip them open, they're good chains and fine on an xc bike but the rohloff is that bit tougher.

Never run a connex chain myself,I've always had them down as more xc chains, could be wrong though.

"I stepped on something soft and wobbly, struck a match and found it was a dead chinaman"

P.s Im not doing that again.

Jonny · June 2007

No problems with a Powerlink myself. Hasn't broken or snapped or anything like that yet, but I'm probably not as tough as 360 [:)]

JinjaNinja · June 2007

wouldn't change back now i've swithed to sram, don't have a chaindevice though so powerlink never been anything but helpful!

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-C- · June 2007

I've never had an issue with powerlinks, and for convenience I would use them anyway.

We have a 971 thats pulled itself apart on another link though...

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extreme__dude · June 2007

as many others have said - i have never had a problem with the powerlinks. i've been running sram chains (the cheapy ones too!) for a good few years now and havent had any problems

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Andy · June 2007

I've used Connex chains in the past and have been impressed.

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rubber side up · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by -C-

I've never had an issue with powerlinks, and for convenience I would use them anyway.

We have a 971 thats pulled itself apart on another link though...

Meep Meep!

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I think it was a sram 991 that i had explode on me, 2 weeks old and one of the pins snapped, ripped the whole link to bits and i went down like a sack of bricks.

EDIT - Had a look at the YBN Reluctant Mk9s2?

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Matt · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Jonny

No problems with a Powerlink myself. Hasn't broken or snapped or anything like that yet, but I'm probably not as tough as 360 [:)]
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No one's as tough as 360. He's the Chuck Norris of mountain bike forums.

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-C- · June 2007

I noticed CRC do those YBN chains, but know absolutely nothing about them, or what they are like?

Whatever I use will be linked with a powerlink though, purely for convenience!

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TE · June 2007

Sram chains, but i hate powerlinks, when youre on the trail and its covered in crap its near impossible to get undone! Gimme a splitter anyday!

And if Shimano found a better place to route the cable the mechs would be better... I cant stand the big hoop at the back.

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rubber side up · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by -C-

I noticed CRC do those YBN chains, but know absolutely nothing about them, or what they are like?

Whatever I use will be linked with a powerlink though, purely for convenience!

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I've not tried one yet either, but its on the hit list when i next come to replace a chain.

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extreme__dude · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TE

Sram chains, but i hate powerlinks, when youre on the trail and its covered in crap its near impossible to get undone!
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ahh...there is an art to it believe it or not. cant really work out how to explain it, but after a while you can do it pretty east no matter how shitty the chain

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davesnothere · June 2007

My lbs persuaded me to try a KMC K9

I have to say the shifting is markedly improved over the SRAM chain i had previously

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360 · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Matt

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Jonny

No problems with a Powerlink myself. Hasn't broken or snapped or anything like that yet, but I'm probably not as tough as 360 [:)]
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No one's as tough as 360. He's the Chuck Norris of mountain bike forums.

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Chaparral
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Im glad you know this.

"I stepped on something soft and wobbly, struck a match and found it was a dead chinaman"

P.s Im not doing that again.

rubber side up · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by extreme__dude

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TE

Sram chains, but i hate powerlinks, when youre on the trail and its covered in crap its near impossible to get undone!
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ahh...there is an art to it believe it or not. cant really work out how to explain it, but after a while you can do it pretty east no matter how shitty the chain

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Agreed. once you get the hang of it theres no such thing as a stuck powerlink [:p] and if all else fails, get some long nose pliers in there [;)]

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extreme__dude · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by rubber side up

Agreed. once you get the hang of it theres no such thing as a stuck powerlink [:p] and if all else fails, get your penis in there [;)]

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360 · June 2007

Yup theres a definite knack to powerlinks, must people dont squash it as the push it together

"I stepped on something soft and wobbly, struck a match and found it was a dead chinaman"

P.s Im not doing that again.

Sav · June 2007

I generally bend the life out of them like an idiot but have never had a problem with them, long live the power link i say.

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-C- · June 2007

I've only ever had a problem with one, on a chain that had been on over a year ^ had zero TLC.

I resorted to a splitter in a moment of rage.

Gah, I don't know what to get now. Probably just end up with a POS œ9.99 one.

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Big Red S · June 2007

PC951. I've been using them for aaaages, never any problems. Fit them to practically every 9-speed bike that goes through the workshop, too (though not many get thrown down mountains).

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Anonymous · June 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by 360

rohloff slt99

these things last far longer than either of those 2, never managed to snap one unlike the others. No stupid joining pins or links.
œ30 well spent.

"I stepped on something soft and wobbly, struck a match and found it was a dead chinaman"

P.s Im not doing that again.
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Excuse my ignorance then, but how exactly do you get them on your bike?

for the past 9 years, I've always use Sachs chains, with the powerlinks, and never had a problem. However Sachs don't exist any more, so I've just recently switched to SRAM, and so far, so good.

I've snapped every Shimano chain I've ever owned before that though.

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360 · June 2007

You push the almost all the way out then push it back again to rejoin, they're designed to be used in such a way.

Theres been plenty of people saying their sram chains are fine and Im sure for them they are. Im a big guy who racks up more dh runs in a year than most people do in 5 years, so I find problems quicker than most too. The rohloff chain is one of the few items i fit to all my bikes every year because I never have a problem with it.

"I stepped on something soft and wobbly, struck a match and found it was a dead chinaman"

P.s Im not doing that again.

Anonymous · June 2007

Hmm, I think my next chain may well be a rohloff one then.

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