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Old August 11th 19, 02:24 AM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Sir Ridesalot
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Default Is Shimano chain quality dropping?

On Saturday, August 10, 2019 at 9:17:18 PM UTC-4, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/10/2019 7:41 PM, John B. wrote:
On Sat, 10 Aug 2019 16:26:11 -0700 (PDT), Sir Ridesalot
wrote:

I got a KMC 8.93 chain today for the bike with a 6 sprocket cluster.

There's also a KMC Z-51 chain but it got terrible reviews. I also
noticed that a lot of reviews for Shimano chains weren't all that
great either. This leads me to wonder if the quality of Shimano chains
in general is dropping. Is it?

If Shimano chain quality is dropping then who is making better quality chains?

Cheers


https://bikesreviewed.com/gear/best-bike-chains/
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cheers,

John B.


Well, those are data points in some group's opinions.

To OP's quest for a _six speed_ drive chain my current
recommendation is the Wippermann 7.08 nickel plated chain.
Those are new here so I can't speak to longevity but they
are fat (a feature for 5/6 freewheels) and include a Connex
snaplink. Nothing wrong with KMC Z33 for six speed BTW. As
chain gets skinnier, classic 5/6 shifting suffers.

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I looked at the site John B gave the link to but none of the KMC chains available near me are shown there. I haven't seen a Wipperman chain in ages in any bicycle shops around here. The KMC 8.93 chain I got today has great reviews even for its use as a 6-speed chain. I just got back from a test ride with it on the bike and it shifts great.

Cheers
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