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Submitted by
RandyB
a Cross Country Rider
from Garden Valley, CA USA
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | mail order | | Strengths: | It worked ok but a bit noisy. | | Weaknesses: | It broke after about a month of medium use. | | Similar Products Used: | SRAM 751 | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Epic | | Bottom Line: | In 25 years of MTB, this is the first chain I ever broke. This was an almost new chain. I'm only 127 pounds so it's not like I was putting a big load on it. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Pertti M
a Weekend Warrior
from Finland
Date Reviewed: May 5, 2008 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | It is an OK chain
Lower cost than better chains | | Weaknesses: | Does not shift as well as XTR, and such premium chains
Rougher surface makes it more difficult to keep clean
Stretches more than XTR too | | Similar Products Used: | Shimano CN-7701 | | Bike Setup: | HT, SS and gearie
FS "big bike" | | Bottom Line: | You get what you pay for. This is not the greatest chain but it works. The CN-7701 (XTR/Dura-Ace) is much nicer than this but costs more too. Last year, I got about 8 or 9 months of singlespeed trails riding out of a HG53. During the winter I had a cheap Shimano Nexus chain on the SS bike and that stretched to unusable condition in 4 months of light commuting and a few trail rides. Now I put another HG53 on the bike, thinking that I'll go for a nicer chain only after replacing chainring and cog.
I am no lightweight and have broken these chains twice: both at joints that I made. Now running a SRAM Powerlink, since a few days ago: seems to work fine. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jay Notes
a Downhiller
from California
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | everywhere | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | came with freeride kit | | Strengths: | Strengths?....what a JOKE!
I wish i could rate zero on the flammin' chilis. | | Weaknesses: | Where do i begin?. I built my bike 5 days ago. rode it 3 times and today, THIS #*%(in POS chain snapped on me and i wasnt even riding hard at all. DO NOT BUY THIS CHAIN! | | Similar Products Used: | other chains. | | Bike Setup: | Freeride. | | Bottom Line: | This chain sucks. and i am gonna assume that about the rest of shimano's chains that have that indentation in the pins because thats what broke on me. im not a heavy rider and i certainly didnt push this chain really hard at all. snapped on me within 4 days. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Aaron
a Weekend Warrior
from Surrey, BC, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | Bike Zone Surrey | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | this chain has broken 3 times on me, each time the shop I purchased the bike at has fixed it. Time to replace this piece of garbage. It came on my 2007 Kona caldera. DO NOT BUY THIS CHAIN. | | Similar Products Used: | 7 year old nishiki bike, NEVER broke the chain once. | | Bike Setup: | Stock with rear grip shift | | Bottom Line: | DO NOT BUY THIS CHAIN. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Farizal
a
from Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Date Reviewed: December 25, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Pro Cycle, Shah Alam. | | Strengths: | Good looking, Good strength, smooth shifting using XT M750 Cassette. | | Weaknesses: | Rust quickly. Connecting pin can easily damaged if miss fitting. | | Similar Products Used: | Only 8 speed chain. | | Bike Setup: | Hard tail | | Bottom Line: | Smooth Shifting but make sure the connecting pin fitting is in good condition after fitting. The shop where I bought the chain damaged the pin during fitting and the link break after 40km ride. Lucky I have extra links. Now after 500km still in good condition except it rust quickly if you don't oiled it after some water gets on it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
william
a Cross Country Rider
from honolulu, HI USA
Date Reviewed: September 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$1.00 | | Purchased At: | came on bike | | Strengths: | Works | | Weaknesses: | breaks teeth on front cranks. Probably my fault for not cleaning it after each ride. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | 2004 giant iguana disc pretty mutch stock exept for alivio cranks | | Bottom Line: | this is a pretty good chain for the casual rider. I have had no problems with it till now (rust and poor shifting)and i am 240lbs. This chain served me good for 2 years and I would recomend it to someone who is a weekend warrior or someone that is not doing alot of hill climbing. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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