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Which chains is everyone using?
jonathanf2:
--- Quote from: coffeebreak on May 31, 2023, 12:06:01 PM ---Man may be its just me but I can't tell difference between fake Shimano and original one. That being said I think I also had fake KMC once and it was fine. Right now I am on original KMC chain and I can't definitively say that it is better than Shimano. Need to give YBN a try.
That said, I did try VG Sports chain (mostly because they had gold color on the cheap) and it was bad or at least it was bad in the company of Sunshine cassette. Don't want to give it a second chance though considering other chains are pretty much the same price.
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I think I received a fake KMC chain not too long ago. I have an 11 speed KMC chain on my 1x bike that works great, but the new 11 speed KMC chain I received was shifting terribly. I then measured both chains with a digital caliper and the new chain is slightly wider. It was packaged as an 11 speed chain, but it's probably a 10 speed chain or just fake.
coffeebreak:
Did you buy it on Amazon/eBay? Fakes are really common place now on Amazon, while eBay was always at it.
jonathanf2:
--- Quote from: coffeebreak on May 31, 2023, 12:20:34 PM ---Did you buy it on Amazon/eBay? Fakes are really common place now on Amazon, while eBay was always at it.
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Yeah it was from Amazon. That's why I'll probably stick to plain gray Shimano chains from reputable dealers in the near future. No more blinged out hollow gold chains though!
Tijoe:
Is this the chain/series that you guys are talking about? I try to keep my chains below $35, so at $50-60, this one is outside my usual chain purchase price. Does/will it really last 3X longer? It's weight isn't anything to brag about, so the coatings and what it is made out of must command a higher price?
jonathanf2:
--- Quote from: Tijoe on May 31, 2023, 01:12:48 PM ---Is this the chain/series that you guys are talking about? I try to keep my chains below $35, so at $50-60, this one is outside my usual chain purchase price. Does/will it really last 3X longer? It's weight isn't anything to brag about, so the coatings and what it is made out of must command a higher price?
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Same here. If I'm spending more than $60 USD on a chain, I probably wouldn't be buying open mold bike frames to begin with!
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