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Is Shimano chain quality dropping?
On Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 11:00:25 AM UTC-7, AMuzi wrote:
On 8/11/2019 12:26 PM, Tom Kunich wrote: On Sunday, August 11, 2019 at 7:00:36 AM UTC-7, sms wrote: On 8/10/2019 6:17 PM, AMuzi wrote: snip 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. Agreed, the KMC Z33 is fine for 5 and 6 speed freewheels, and the 8 and 9 (and 10 and 11) should be avoided. No upside in spending more for poorer shifting. The issue is that finding the older chains in a shop is often not easy since 5 and 6 speed freewheels haven't been used in a long time. So often they'll sell naive customers a 7 or 8 speed narrower chain and assure them that it'll work fine. 5, 6, 7 and 8 speed freewheels are readily available since most of the world is still using them. You can even get 9 speed freewheels. Two weeks ago I would have agreed with you: https://www.amazon.com/Ventura-Speed.../dp/B00ZHYFMXY -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 Am I understanding you that you meant you would previously have disagree with me? These are available from at least 3 firms which all appear to be Chinese. Flywheel, Bolany and Sunrace. Perhaps another company names Lixada. |
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