Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:> I only have a 10 speed Campagnolo setup. No Shimano 10 speed. Or 9
> speed Shimano. Only Shimano is an early 1990s 7 speed setup on the
> loaded touring bike. I used a Veloce 5.9mm 10 speed chain and a
> Shimano 105 5.9mm 10 speed chain on the Campagnolo 10 speed setup.
> Veloce 10 speed cogs. TA 9/10 speed rings and Real or Vuelta 8 speed
> rings. Quick connect link is a Wippermann 6.2mm 10 speed link.
> Bought some KMC quick links and will eventually try the Wippermann
> 6.05mm quick link. Current setup of Wippermann 6.2mm quick link and
> Shimano 105 5.9mm chain works fine. Veloce 5.9mm chain with same
> Wippermann 6.2mm quick link worked fine. I buy chains mainly on
> price. Cheapest wins. Veloce 5.9mm chain was reasonable in cost,
> reliable for several thousand miles, and easy to join when using the
> Wippermann quick link. I suspect the Shimano 105 5.9mm chain will be
> the same.
Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Quoted message said:Russell, thanks for good and useful info. I will try either Wippermann
6,2 or 6,05 master link with Campag Veloce 5,9 chain when I get the
chance, and see if that chain lasts longer than the Wippermann. What I
now understand is that the marginally wider master link probably makes
no difference (only 100um we're talking about here - I should've
reasoned this earlier, and reading your post made it plain to see ;-)
/Robert- Hide quoted text -
Quoted message said:Russell Seaton1 said:I use the wider 6.2 Wippermann 10 speed master link because that is
what I have. Online places list the new narrow 6.05mm Wippermann
master link for something like $13.99. Seems excessive to me. So I
have not bought one. After many thousands of miles, the Wippermann
6.2mm master link seems to still work fine. Now on its second 10
speed chain. Someday I'll replace it. Don't know if the narrower
6.05 master link works better on 5.9mm chains. Have not tried the
6.05 master link yet. Most likely the 6.05mm master link does not
work worse than the 6.2mm master link.
Quoted message said:You might check how much wear the pins on that link have. That will
be the sloppiest link on a new chain and, although you may not notice
it, the sprockets will suffer tooth deformation on the aluminum and
extra wear on the steel ones. Compare its diametral pin wear to that
of a pin of a discarded chain for comparison.
Good point. We consider those as disposable with their chain -we don't
re-use snap links. False economy IMHO.
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