Shimano 9 Speed Chain

"D.P.G." <1@1> wrote in message news:_CCOb.95699$na.51646@attbi_s04...

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Has anyone used some type of reusable link on a Shimano Dura Ace chain ?

If

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so please post what you used if it was successful.

I've used the SRAM Gold link on Shimano chains on three of our family bikes for over a year. 1000's
of miles with zero problems. I remove our chains regularly for cleaning, and the SRAM Gold links
make it easy and convenient.

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what you used if it was successful. >><BR><BR>

Sram gold 9s link..

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1@1-<< Has anyone used some type of reusable link on a Shimano Dura Ace chain ? If so please post
what you used if it was successful. >><BR><BR>

Sram gold 9s link..

I must look one up. At 2UKP each, the joining pins make cleaning the chain an expensive business.

D.P.G.' 1@1 said:

Has anyone used some type of reusable link on a Shimano Dura Ace chain ? If so please post what you
used if it was successful.

Some folks like SRAM. IMHO they are a PITA, unnecessarily. You need tools to remove them once the
chain gets a bit of use. Both the SuperLink (pink card) and the Wippermann Connex links work
wonderfully with the Shimano 9sp chains and can be removed easily by hand, even on dirty chains. Get
the SRAM if you like to fight the link, get the others if you prefer the ease of something that can
be worked on without getting out the pliers.

- rick

Rick Warner said:

Some folks like SRAM. IMHO they are a PITA, unnecessarily. You need tools to remove them once the
chain gets a bit of use.

Not IME; get the section with the link in slack (the chainring can do this by having a few links
standing up loose from it) and apply brute force and ignorance. You might need some naughty words
but you can do it with your hands.
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Rick Warner said:

Some folks like SRAM. IMHO they are a PITA, unnecessarily. You need tools to remove them once the
chain gets a bit of use.

Not IME; get the section with the link in slack (the chainring can do this by having a few links
standing up loose from it) and apply brute force and ignorance. You might need some naughty words
but you can do it with your hands.

With the Wippermann it takes neither tool, nor brute force, nor naughty words. It is *SOOOO* much
better than the SRAM I cannot see why anyone would continue to recommend the SRAM product. I have,
in recent months, seen SRAM links that required pliers on both ends to compress the plates enough to
remove the links. I have absolutely ZERO desire to carry two pairs of pliers with me as I tour
around the country and other places. With the Wippermann and SuperLink such extraordinary, and
unnecessary, convolutions are non-issues - as they should be. Recommendation stands: avoid SRAM like
the plague, get something that works better.

- rick

Rick Warner said:

David Damerell said:

Rick Warner said:

Some folks like SRAM. IMHO they are a PITA, unnecessarily. You need tools to remove them once the
chain gets a bit of use.

Not IME; get the section with the link in slack (the chainring can do this by having a few links
standing up loose from it) and apply brute force and ignorance. You might need some naughty words
but you can do it with your hands.

With the Wippermann it takes neither tool, nor brute force, nor naughty words. It is *SOOOO* much
better than the SRAM I cannot see why anyone would continue to recommend the SRAM product.

I use the SRAM link because it comes with the chains, which makes for an easy decision.

Requiring a tool would make me switch, but - while it's not ideal - I do carry a reserve of brute
force and potty-mouthedness with me at all times, so it's not that big of a deal if you can (as I
can) manage without a tool.
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Rick Warner said:

David Damerell said:

Rick Warner <[email hidden]> wrote:
>Some folks like SRAM. IMHO they are a PITA, unnecessarily. You need tools to remove them once
>the chain gets a bit of use.
Not IME; get the section with the link in slack (the chainring can do this by having a few links
standing up loose from it) and apply brute force and ignorance. You might need some naughty
words but you can do it with your hands.

With the Wippermann it takes neither tool, nor brute force, nor naughty words. It is *SOOOO* much
better than the SRAM I cannot see why anyone would continue to recommend the SRAM product.

I use the SRAM link because it comes with the chains, which makes for an easy decision.

Requiring a tool would make me switch, but - while it's not ideal - I do carry a reserve of brute
force and potty-mouthedness with me at all times, so it's not that big of a deal if you can (as I
can) manage without a tool.

If you buy the SRAM chain and get the link with that chain, then it is a bigger decision. But the
subject of this thread deals with *Shimano* chains, not SRAM, in which case the choice is easier:
eschew the potty-mouth, the pliers, the brute force, and buy the SuperLink or the Wippermann. Of
course for me the decision is easy as I usually get the (nickel-plated) Wippermann chain which comes
with the Connex link; but every once in a while some bike shop will saddle me with a Shimano or SRAM
chain, in which case I am forced to pay extra for the link.

- rick