Chains??? Help
abarth_1200
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Hi everyone.
Having a look at chains and dont quite know what to look for.
I have an 8 speed sram cassette and a kmc X8 chain.
I would like something a bit tougher and durable than your regular run of the mill chain, possibly even a gold one.
What I dont understand is why chains are sold as 8 or 9 or 10 speeds, is the distance between the links different or are the chains just longer?
Can someone enlighten me and maybe recommend me a good chain, would a shimano chain fit my sram groupset, im gessing it would.
Thanks folks.
Having a look at chains and dont quite know what to look for.
I have an 8 speed sram cassette and a kmc X8 chain.
I would like something a bit tougher and durable than your regular run of the mill chain, possibly even a gold one.
What I dont understand is why chains are sold as 8 or 9 or 10 speeds, is the distance between the links different or are the chains just longer?
Can someone enlighten me and maybe recommend me a good chain, would a shimano chain fit my sram groupset, im gessing it would.
Thanks folks.
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The chains get narrower.
The more expensive ones can be weaker.
Just got a bog standard SRAM 8 speed, they work very well.0 -
KMC chains tend to be stronger than most others, and iirc they do a gold in 8sp??
as super said, they get narrower to work in the same space with an extra cog!Timmo.
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ah so the 10 speed cassettes are the same overall width as an 8 speed its just the sprockets that get closer together hence a narrower chain.
Thanks guys
Is my above assumption correct then0 -
An 8 speed chain is an 8 speed chain, regardless of make - they all work.0
