Chain Wars- KMC, YBN, Shimano, SRAM

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Chain Wars- KMC, YBN, Shimano, SRAM
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flag DJDrysdale406
Posted: Feb 16, 2016 at 14:34 Quote
Looking for opinions and experiences. questioning which is the best of the best? Weight/strength/longevity/performance considered.

KMC X11SL DLC
YBN SLA211 Titanium
Shimano HG-900 11
SRAM PC-XX1
flag alythcyclery
Posted: Feb 16, 2016 at 14:46 Quote
KMC.

They're just the best. They last the longest and i've never broken one.

That said, CRC had ultegra chains for about £10 when I was building my new bike. So I just settled for that.
flag bobochobo
Posted: Feb 16, 2016 at 15:02 Quote
DJDrysdale406 wrote:
Looking for opinions and experiences. questioning which is the best of the best? Weight/strength/longevity/performance considered.

KMC X11SL DLC
YBN SLA211 Titanium
Shimano HG-900 11
SRAM PC-XX1

Only chains I've ever run are Sram. Only chain I've ever snapped was Sram. Take from that what you will.
flag joeblu
Posted: Feb 17, 2016 at 12:46 Quote
KMC for Life!

i never Broke one + they use Chain Links and not those ugly Pins wich i saw on shimano for example;-)
flag manachim
Posted: Feb 17, 2016 at 17:42 Quote
My first choice is KMC
Second one shimano
flag markg1150
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 0:54 Quote
Kmc easy win. Light strong easy to install and shift well and last longest.
Shimano snap and have a stupid pin joint system. Expensive
Sram heavy. poor shifting, poor wear rate .
flag el-booto
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 1:25 Quote
KMC, i weigh 500lb and am yet to break one...

can snap connex/shimano by looking at them, have broken sram but not as many (and never broken a KMC)
flag TheUnknownMTBR
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 3:38 Quote
el-booto wrote:
KMC, i weigh 500lb and am yet to break one

500 lbs, on a bicycle? Pics or typo correction please ...
flag el-booto
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 17:40 Quote
TheUnknownMTBR wrote:
el-booto wrote:
KMC, i weigh 500lb and am yet to break one

500 lbs, on a bicycle? Pics or typo correction please ...

500lbs on DH bikes to be specific... on mobile and CBF, can do later if you insist: pretty sure I have pics from the last race I did somewhere
flag Kiwiplague
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 19:36 Quote
el-booto wrote:
KMC, i weigh 500lb and am yet to break one...

can snap connex/shimano by looking at them, have broken sram but not as many (and never broken a KMC)

500lb is 226 kg's! Not that I'm doubting you, but that's quite heavy.
flag el-booto
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 21:28 Quote
Kiwiplague wrote:
el-booto wrote:
KMC, i weigh 500lb and am yet to break one...

can snap connex/shimano by looking at them, have broken sram but not as many (and never broken a KMC)

500lb is 226 kg's! Not that I'm doubting you, but that's quite heavy.

no you have every reason to doubt... i got my math wrongRedface

only 440lbs (or 200kg if you live in the metric world; which i do...)
fact still stands: never broken a KMC chain
flag Kiwiplague
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 22:34 Quote
So I'm guessing that at 61kg I'm probably never going to break a KMC chain then.
The only chain I've ever had break on me was a brand new xt chain, but that could have been the installation from the LBS.
flag el-booto
Posted: Feb 20, 2016 at 23:16 Quote
wouldn't think so

i went through a full set of shimano chains in a couple of months (broke an HG53, then a 73, then an XT and got given an XTR, snapped that twice and gave up on them all together, all breakages were fixed with sram powerlinks)
broke two PC-971s, bought a KMC Z9900 and ran it trouble free for three years on two cassettes then replaced it due to wear
currently running X10G and L model 10 speed ones and yet to skip a beat on them
flag manachim
Posted: Feb 21, 2016 at 3:10 Quote
When i am using shimano chain, i am using kmc link connection.
It will make it easier fo me if i want to clean my drivetrain and it will eliminate the possibility wrong instalation.
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