chains

bcmf

Before I buy a new chain on the cheap wanted to know
Mavic chain. Anyone heard of it?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=33382

or the YBN chain.Any one ever use this.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=45994

need to keep things cheap for the mo

biker_joe

Just my own 2 cents ... I never go cheap on chains or blocks ... and
always replace them together .........

I use Shimano ultegra blocks and SRAM chains ... am not a fan of shimano chains ..........

at least go entry level SRAM PC 1030

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=22768

Biker Joe

blorg

I stocked up on the Mavic chains, 3 for £30 is a very good deal. They are rebadged Wippermans and come with a Connex quick link. Very easy to install and no problems so far.

I have used Shimano, SRAM, KMC and find they all work absolutely fine if you install them correctly.

niceonetom

bcmf wrote: »

Before I buy a new chain on the cheap wanted to know
Mavic chain. Anyone heard of it?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=33382

or the YBN chain.Any one ever use this.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=45994

need to keep things cheap for the mo

I'm using a mavic chain atm. At first I thought either it or (more likely) my cassette were for the bin as it kept skipping over the small cogs when ever I really gave it some welly. Some trial and error and I figured out that the problem is the quick-link that mavic use. It was bottoming out on the 11 and 12 and causing the slip. I replaced the quick-link with one from a dead KMC chain and so far so good. You could do the same or just close the chain the old fashioned way.


Cassette is SRAM btw - there might be no issue with shimano cassettes or whatever brand you favour.

Pretty sure that they're actually wippermann chains that are being sold under licence.

When I bought the 3 pack I actually got 4. So that's me sorted for chains for a while then.

Never used YBN so I've no opinion there.

bcmf

thanks Joe.
Not a fan of Shimano. Snapped a 105 on Mt Leinster last year and was advised away from anything lower then DA by the guy who repaired it on the roadside and by my lbs who advised on sram but am running Campy> Is sram campy compy?

bcmf

niceonetom wrote: »

Pretty sure that they're actually wippermann chains that are being sold under licence.

When I bought the 3 pack I actually got 4. So that's me sorted for chains for a while then.

Thanks Tom
Thats good. wipperman seem to be fairly strong. I didnt snap it anyway.
You dont wanna sell one of your 4?

blorg

niceonetom wrote: »

I'm using a mavic chain atm. At first I thought either it or (more likely) my cassette were for the bin as it kept skipping over the small cogs when ever I really gave it some welly. Some trial and error and I figured out that the problem is the quick-link that mavic use. It was bottoming out on the 11 and 12 and causing the slip.

It supposedly does that on 11T cogs only if you install the quick link the wrong way around, there is a specific orientation it needs. This was in my Zinn book, there were no instructions with the chain. I was careful to put it the right way around and have had no problems- but the bike it is on has a 12T small cog anyway.

I think they are these Wippermans so it is quite a discount.

As for not going for anything below DA, that is crap IMO. I have used DA, Ultegra and 105 and am hard pushed to tell the difference. Prior to the new DA they are all _exactly_ the same weight and many suspect the only difference was what was stamped on them.

bcmf

blorg wrote: »

As for not going for anything below DA, that is crap IMO. I have used DA, Ultegra and 105 and am hard pushed to tell the difference. Prior to the new DA they are all _exactly_ the same weight and many suspect the only difference was what was stamped on them.

Thats what Jimmy Humphries said to me when I got a 105 chain off him.

niceonetom

blorg wrote: »

It supposedly does that on 11T cogs only if you install the quick link the wrong way around, there is a specific orientation it needs. This was in my Zinn book, there were no instructions with the chain. I was careful to put it the right way around and have had no problems- but the bike it is on has a 12T small cog anyway.

I think they are these Wippermans so it is quite a discount.

As for not going for anything below DA, that is crap IMO. I have used DA, Ultegra and 105 and am hard pushed to tell the difference. Prior to the new DA they are all _exactly_ the same weight and many suspect the only difference was what was stamped on them.

Wrong way round... right. Well I didn't figure that one out without the instructions. Looking at it now, the chamfers are very subtle. Still, good to know.

4 decent chains for the price of one dura-ace chain is good enough for me though.

I don't believe in changing both chain and block together every time, I'd prefer to change the chain often enough that the cassette will still work with a new one. I have a parktool stretch measuring thing that takes the guess work out of it.

bbosco

bcmf wrote: »

thanks Joe.
Not a fan of Shimano. Snapped a 105 on Mt Leinster last year and was advised away from anything lower then DA by the guy who repaired it on the roadside and by my lbs who advised on sram but am running Campy> Is sram campy compy?

I've used SRAM on Campy before with no problems. I've also used a Dura Ace chain on Campy and it worked very well.

cdaly_

niceonetom wrote: »

I have a parktool stretch measuring thing that takes the guess work out of it.

Yeah, I got one of those too. Bit late tho...

blorg

niceonetom wrote: »

Wrong way round... right. Well I didn't figure that one out without the instructions. Looking at it now, the chamfers are very subtle. Still, good to know.

There is an easier way to detect the orientation, would have to double check my book but it involves the "heart" shape being asymmetric and higher on one side. I think when joining the higher end should be towards the crankset.