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Submitted by
Ricardo Chaveiro
a Cross Country Rider
from Portugal
Date Reviewed: September 16, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | i love em all | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$9.00 | | Purchased At: | Ciclomarca | | Strengths: | Cheap, strong, durable | | Weaknesses: | i haven´t found none | | Similar Products Used: | shimano hg chain | | Bike Setup: | 2006 vag mission, rst gila t6 plus, deore transmission | | Bottom Line: | it´s a great chain it has loads of miles in it and it never braked, i thing it is a good chain as long as we take the proper cares to keep it as good as new, it still in use, i mean it has an year and it´s as good as new, and trust me my bike is used every day with rain, dust, mud every thing u can imagine that can destroy a chain, and it´s still good i reconmend :) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dave
a Racer
from England
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | Been reliable for 1,900 miles, including a 400 mile tour round wales with 70lb luggage strapped to my bike. | | Weaknesses: | Had to buy a new rear cassette when i brought the chain, but this was expected as it was worn out. The chain stopped skipping onece the new cassette was on.
The quick remove link. You are meant to change it every time you use it, I've re-used it for 4-5 times, which explains why it eventually snapped. Just replaced it with a normal link though, so no big problem. | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh R.50 Racing bike | | Bottom Line: | This product has had some very bad reviews, but i've had not problem with it. Every weekend i put the bike under a lot of strain on 100 mile club rides, going up large hills and mountains near where i live. Neither did i have any problems going up and down the Welsh mountains with all my camping gear weighing the bike down.
I clean it and re-oil it every week as i would with any other chain to maintain it and the drive set. However, now i have done a couple of thoushand miles on it i am considering buying a sachs chain and keeping it as a spare in my panny just in case. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
james lumb
a Weekend Warrior
from north, ENGLAND
Date Reviewed: February 24, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Rocks, Mud n Dirt | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | with bike as new | | Strengths: | It got me up the hill | | Weaknesses: | It snapped at the top of the hill, on my second ever ride on this bike. Thus, I couldn't go as fast back down the frickin trail. | | Similar Products Used: | shimano...taya(a while ago) | | Bike Setup: | Specialized | | Bottom Line: | I'm now going to try a Taya Pro | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
A Cyclist
a Cross Country Rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: August 17, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | Strong and hard wearing once fitted. | | Weaknesses: | The packaging says 'No Tools Required' to fit and remove. That's totally wrong because I needed 'Grilla-Grips' to fit the Sigma connector. And I was unable to remove the connector my bare hands or even tools and had to get the chain off the bike by removing one of the conventional pins with a chain link extractor. | | Similar Products Used: | Sachs PC 89, 9 speed. | | Bike Setup: | Klein Attitude Comp '99, XT 9 speed front & rear. | | Bottom Line: | The Sigma connector simply doesn't work easily. I would challenge anyone to fit and remove this chain without tools. Avoid this chain and make your life easier by using a Sachs/SRAM chain instead. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bernie Martin
a Cross Country Rider
from Winchester, England
Date Reviewed: July 15, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | The Chain seemed to be well made and I bought the top of the range one to make sure that I got quality | | Weaknesses: | Didn't work! | | Similar Products Used: | Sachs PC 68 | | Bike Setup: | Orange P7 with XT,Lx and Marzocchi MX COMP ETA Forks | | Bottom Line: | Because I'm a tall rider, I'm using a 180mm Xt 9speed Crank with an XT 8 speed rear Cassette. I fitted the chain and the crank kept spitting it off after the chain would seem to `bunch up` then bale off the ring. I checked the adjustments-everything was fine. The chain just didnt like the chainset and behaved as if the links were not made to the right size. I put a Sachs PC 68 on and everything was fine. Buy Sachs drive Chains if you do big miles and dont want to be caught out on the trail!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
JT
a Weekend Warrior
from Holland, MI, USA
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Moab | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$7.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | The chain looks good. Looks can be decieving. | | Weaknesses: | The chain did not work with my Shimano IG cassette. I bought the Taya Relief chain, thinking correctly that a stretched chain was causing skipping. I bought Taya because Nashbar was selling it at a low price. The problem of the chain skipping remained, so I replaced the cassette. (expensive!) The chain still skipped, so I bought a Sram pc48, ($15 at a local bike shop) and the problem went away. The Taya chain is in the trash where it belongs, and I now have one good Sram chain and two good cassettes. Buy Sram - stay away from the Taya Relief. | | Similar Products Used: | Original Shimano chain, replacement Scram PC48 | | Bike Setup: | GT | | Bottom Line: | Don't buy the Taya Relief chain. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
mnt biker
a Cross Country Rider
from around
Date Reviewed: December 20, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | GWF | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$8.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Pins are stronger then PC-99, really | | Weaknesses: | weak inner links | | Similar Products Used: | Sach, SRAM, Shimano, KMC | | Bike Setup: | which one? | | Bottom Line: | chain lasted less then 10mi. After a short ride upon inspection inner link outside plates were bent in from what? chainring ramps on upshifts. I'll bet cat food cans made out of higher grade steel. I am only 140lbs, for records. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Wilson
a Cross Country Rider
from Durham UK
Date Reviewed: November 11, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Yorkshire Dales | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | halfords | | Strengths: | Easy to find (Halfords are everywhere!) | | Weaknesses: | Breaks. The connector is NOT reusable. | | Similar Products Used: | Sachs/SRAM + one Shimano (no thanx) | | Bike Setup: | Marin East Peak 8 speed | | Bottom Line: | a. They DO break usually at the special link.
b. Whats the point of the special link if you can't split the chain and reuse it?
c. Theres a lot of mud in my area and I get real bad chainsuck, a really clean chain helps and I always clean it off the bike so a reusable link is important.
d. Noone should buy TAYA - get Sachs they're better chains and easier to split + the links are reusable. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Andrew
a Weekend Warrior
from Bournemouth
Date Reviewed: August 28, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | None | | Weaknesses: | SNAPPED IN A WEEK ******AVOID****** | | Bottom Line: | ABSOLUTE F**K, DONT GET ONE OF THESE HALFORS SH*T PIECES
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Submitted by
adam the monk
a Downhiller
from lincoln, uk
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | anything fast with jumps/berms | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$10.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords Bike Hut | | Strengths: | Strong, Shifts Fine | | Weaknesses: | EVERYTIME You Take A Link Out you get a stiff link, this is easily solved though | | Similar Products Used: | lots | | Bike Setup: | dawes, psylo's, hope, lx/stx-rc | | Bottom Line: | i ve given it loads of abuse and it's still going, it has never failed me, even if it does shift badly (which it doesnt) if you are lookin for a tough, cheap chain get it! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mitch
a Weekend Warrior
from Bedford
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: |
Ghost Track | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Easy to service, Price | | Weaknesses: |
None that I've found. | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano | | Bike Setup: |
Voodoo Erzulie, Stock except for Terry Liberator saddle, Kore Stem and Nashbar riser bar. | | Bottom Line: | Sorry kids, no problems with this chain. I weigh 225 pounds and have tortured this chain for 2 summers without problems. My son has the same bike with similar set up and I have not had to work on it at all. I lube mine with Krytech and my son uses Ice Wax. I would buy them again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jason
a Cross-Country Rider
from Vancouver
Date Reviewed: January 8, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
If I have to say something positive it would be The link | | Weaknesses: |
Very poor quality, I question the durability of the chain. | | Similar Products Used: |
Sedis, Sachs, Shimano HG70 | | Bike Setup: |
1998 Rocky Mountain Blizzard, hardtail Marzocchi Z2 light | | Bottom Line: | This chain only had 300kms of trail/road riding. The chain felt like it was trying to skip constantly, it wasn't obvious, and the bike shop thought my XT derailler might be causing the problem, so they replaced it and the problem continued. I have never experienced a chain react like this before. The bikeshop replaced it with a Shimano HG70 and the problem was solved. I tried to contact Taya by mail to explain the problem but I am still weighting.
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Submitted by
Rob
a Cross-Country Rider
from Victoria, BC
Date Reviewed: November 4, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
6 months | | Strengths: |
cheap I guess | | Weaknesses: |
weak
worthless | | Similar Products Used: |
PC51
IG50
IG90
no name chain | | Bike Setup: |
RM Element Race, RF rings and LX cogset, SRAM 9.0 rear derailleur,
STX RC front derailleur | | Bottom Line: | This chain broke after one nasty chain-suck incident and now it is too short. The chain was always really noisy in the rear and so the shop sold me an IG90. The new chain is a dream. Don't waste your time with anything else. For the money you can't get a full chrome plated chain any cheaper. Sachs...way more coin for the equivalent. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shadow
a Cross-Country Rider
from Maryland
Date Reviewed: October 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
nothing outstanding | | Weaknesses: |
longevity | | Bottom Line: | Came with my VooDoo. Have never worn a chain out so fast. Less than 200 miles and I managed to stretch the thing 1/16. At least I never broke it (which every Sachs I've tried has done). Shimano IG90 is still my favorite. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mike
a Downhiller
from B.C.Canada
Date Reviewed: August 22, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Dirk Diggler | | Duration Product Used: |
1 Year | | Strengths: |
uhhhh.....ummmmmm....errrrr..uhhh...easy to take apart from the easy snap link | | Weaknesses: |
the chain
breaks under little stress | | Bike Setup: |
rocky mountain element race XT system | | Bottom Line: | what a piece
im scared to do a wheelie drop cause it might break ive broken it sooo many times ive used up a package of spare links and have had to shorten it many times to repair it on a trail
overall i think this chain blows but all chains do so why dont they make think ones?or belts?the only people who like saving the extra grams should become roadies | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff J.
a Weekend Warrior
from SoCal
Date Reviewed: August 1, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
I like 'em all! | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
Can't break it.
Can't stretch it.
Can't make it shift badly.
Easy to remove and clean.
Easy to install. | | Weaknesses: |
I'm still waiting. . . . . . Do you hear crickets?. . . . . If you're waiting for this thing to fail, you are going to be here for awhile. . . . . | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano | | Bike Setup: |
GT W/CrMo frame, Judy Xc fork, LX cranks and cogs, XT shifters and V-brakes. | | Bottom Line: | I only changed my chain because I got new LX cranks and thought it would be a good idea to change it. I am 6' 5 and weigh 245 lbs. and while I'll probably never be fast up the hill, I doubt there are many people that could put the kind of pressure on a chain that I can. It's simple physics really. I have ridden this chain for almost two years and cannot find any of the flaws mentioned in previous posts. It shifts flawlessly, has never seized, skipped, broke, rusted or had the link come apart (except when I take it apart myself to clean it, with no tools, of course). Except for the possibility of poor quality control, I have a hard time believing that these people were riding the same chain. If I could wonder about the possibility of poor QC, then I could also wonder if the failed units had been crashed, abused, poorly maintained, improperly specified or improperly installed. The Taya Pro has been a great chain (only $15.00, too) and I will see if they make one to fit nine speeds when I replace the one on my new Cannondale. Five MONSTER sized flaming steamers for this puppy! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jim Pzegeo
a Cross-Country Rider
from Andover MA
Date Reviewed: June 4, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
anything with dirt | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
ease to put on
ease it comes off(on it's own | | Weaknesses: |
the chain | | Similar Products Used: |
Shimano
Sachs
Rohloff | | Bike Setup: |
Cannondale Dual W/xvert-r fork | | Bottom Line: | Went to buy a Sachs chain, they were out of Stock.Picked up a Taya Pro. For the first 2 weeks the chain wouldn't shift cleanly. (Cassette was new). After that it began shifting perfectly and all was weel. About 2 weeks later going up a short little rise, SNAP, the Sigma link broke. Fortunately I had a chain tool. When I got home & replaced it with a Sachs, I found that in the 6 weeks of riding, the chain had 'streched' to the point of being no good ! Sachs always last about 6 months !. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Greg Kimura
a Weekend Warrior
from Camarillo, CA
Date Reviewed: June 3, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Kanan to Corral Canyon | | Duration Product Used: |
more than 3 years | | Strengths: |
Will not break! Sigma link cool and makes cleaning easy | | Weaknesses: |
Doesn't shift as well as IG90 | | Similar Products Used: |
IG90 | | Bike Setup: |
GT LTS Thermoplastic with XTR and Raceface rings | | Bottom Line: | I did some damage to my bike when my IG 90 broke (bent derailier and breakaway hanger). I climb hard and stand on the pedals. This chain does not give. I feel safe doing this, but I sure worried when I used the IG90. I used the cheaper Taya on my old bike a few years ago and I loved it. Now I use the Pro on my new bike and will never go back! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
pablo
a Weekend Warrior
from tucson
Date Reviewed: June 1, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
no tool required.... yippy skippy | | Weaknesses: |
the no-tool required link | | Similar Products Used: |
sachs | | Bike Setup: |
bianchi seca w/ manitou 3
shimano LX crank and deraillers | | Bottom Line: | The special tool-less link....breaks every time.
It might be a good chain if they made that link a little beefier. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ray
a Cross-Country Rider
from State College, PA
Date Reviewed: April 21, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
tested or demo'ed only | | Similar Products Used: |
Sachs P51, Sachs P81, Sarhs 81R, Shim HG, Shim IG | | Bottom Line: | This chain is oddly shaped. I could not get it to work on a brand new 7-sp or brand new 8-sp cassette. It was too wide to fit between the cogs right. Then the inside width was so small it was getting stuck on the chainrings. I am not straying from Sachs again. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jason edens
a Racer
from seattle,wa
Date Reviewed: March 21, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
mt. galbreath | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
none | | Weaknesses: |
expensive
prone to breaking | | Similar Products Used: |
sachs
shimano | | Bike Setup: |
taya ATB pro | | Bottom Line: | Lousy chain. Worked like crap. Initially I'd thought that I counted my links wrong when I swapped chains. I used it for, at the most, two months and it skipped - with a new cassette & good rings - and ultimately broke. It seems that alot of the previous reviews from my neck of the woods, where things are wet all the time, seem to coincide with mine. I bought the highest end ATB chain that Taya offered and it ran like crap. If you want to have a hit or miss experience with a chain this one is right up your alley. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Raul
a Racer
from Shoreline, WA
Date Reviewed: March 20, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Hamlin Park DS | | Duration Product Used: |
2 Years | | Strengths: |
During the time I've ridden Taya chains, I've never broken one, and that accidental grind against a cement tableau didn't do anything to the links. Also, I stretch them at maybe one per year of hard riding. | | Weaknesses: |
Every time I did something to my drivetrain, (change chain, replace toothy things, etc.) I would do even more damage to my $3 chain tool. Taya chains broke it, but that says lots about their durability. Amazing. | | Bike Setup: |
I've ridden my rigid Univega as a cross country, downhill, trials, and dual slalom machine. Seven speed setup. | | Bottom Line: | I've broken and stretched the only Big-S chain I was willing to own, then went to Taya and haven't had problems since. I highly recommend Tayas to riders who don't toss their bikes into the treeline on a regular basis (and for you, I suggest a chainless bike), although I'm going to try Sachs' PC-91, because they sound good and I haven't ridden a Sachs yet. Thumbs up! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad
a racer
from Seattle, WA
Date Reviewed: January 24, 1999 | | Bottom Line: |
OK, let me tell you a little story about my experience with chains. Once upon a time I had a wonderful Sachs chain I put nearly two years on one chain (I know you are supposed to change your chain every four months or so but I was being lazy and wanted to see how far this chain would go). Those were not easy times either racing, training and general hammering should have done it in. Then one day hammering up a hill it finally broke. I go to the LBS and ask for another Sachs chain, the man at the LBS tells me Oh, you don't want a Sachs these Tayas are really good everyone in the shop is riding them and havn't had any problems. Well....OK I'll try the Taya. Nifty link. Thats about it, for the good things about this chain. I put the chain on and go riding . Skip, skip, skip, skip. Well Ok, my rear cogset is hammered and I need a new rear wheel so I won't pass judgment just yet. New wheel and cogs, cool, lets ride. Not so fast. The damn chain still skipped like any thing on brand new cogs ( only second ride on chain not even ten-minutes of time). It doesn't shift right, and then I broke the damn thing . I am 150 lbs. and ride smooth. Now I can't atribute this to a cheap chain I spent the cash for the Pro-piece of #$#%. Please people save some grief and just stick to Sachs they are the best. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bboy
a racer
from Saskatchewan, Canada
Date Reviewed: September 24, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Oh boy what sh*t. The shifting with this chain is mediocre, the noise is lightly more than a Simano or Sachs and those tooless links are pure crap. I broke two of the links on rides, one right before a race and I was out of the links. Had to make my chain stupidly short. Finaly replaced it with an HG-90. Much more happy chain. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Keith
a racer
from Colorado
Date Reviewed: July 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've used the Taya Chains for 3 years, the Pro and Extreme. If you choose the right model you should have no problems. The sigma link connector works great and is easy to use, but remember it is a one time use item. I know several riders who use this connector on their shimano chains. Shifting is great and wear is excellent. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Brad Nyenhuis
a cross-country rider
from Indiana
Date Reviewed: July 14, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I've used Tayas on all of my bikes. In the beginning it was for the ease of maintaining it due to the master link. In a word, GREAT! I have used the ATB Pro on several FS bikes without any problems at all. They shift great, have never broken, are low priced, and the master link makes maintenance that much easier. Keep in mind that every time you break a chain (press out a link pin) you weaken the chain. With the Taya you don't ever have to. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hammerman
a cross-country rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 5, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought Taya when there were no Sach,s in stock, rode great for about two weeks. Great shifting, but then things went downhill from there. Even with extensive cleaning and oil baths this chain was pesky.If you ride uphill through mud , snow , pumice, do yourself a favour and buy a real chain . Nothing but problems after 2 months with Taya .Shimano is even worse . Only as good as it's weakest link , well there's lotsa ones to choose from here . It just kept twisting and blowing out links .SACH'S RULES, no problems with Sach's, SACH'S RULES! Get it right the first time SACHS RULES !!!!! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jukka-Pekka Toiva
a racer
from Finland
Date Reviewed: May 29, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
First I have to mention that I've never seen chain roller to break apart but that's what happened to me. I Heard clicking noises but nothing serious on my shifting performance. One day lubing my chain I noticed that a roller was missing. I decided to check this site for similar revies and I found them. I did 500km,300miles on my chain and took pretty good care of them. Shame. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Stephen
a cross-country rider
from UK
Date Reviewed: April 30, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
A well impressive chain. I have had the TB-500 for over a year with daily riding, and have maintained it terribly so far. The chain has looked like on its last legs for ages but has kept going. I would buy another Taya in the future. Good replaceable link things too. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard
a cross-country rider
from Raleigh
Date Reviewed: April 27, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Well, I'm a bit confused by the reviews. Seems to be quite polarized: some people seem to have bad luck and some good. I don't know about the failures, maybe Matthew has a point about the different models available. Al I know is, at 195 lbs, I have broken 4 Shimano chains and 2 Sachs before getting the Taya ATB Pro. Rode it all year, through a lot of hard stuff and one 24 hr. race. Didn't have any problems at all, and have come th rely on my chain whereas before I was worried about nailing the 'nads when climbing, like I did with the Shimano chains. The nifty links are just icing on the cake for me, so I give 'em 5 chilis ! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Christian A
a weekend warrior
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: April 9, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Please..!!!! Do NOT Buy This Chain.
If you ride much, hard, tough, it will broke, brake , broken!
The chainlocks is good to save a broken chain, but they will brake too.And to you who rides with this chain and thinks is good: Take a look at it, what does the links look like....yes i know, thats your shifting problem.NEVER again !!!
Buy Sachs. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew
a weekend warrior
from Northern New Jersey
Date Reviewed: February 26, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
Taya chains are excellent - provided you purchase the correct model. I'm an 180 lb. aggressive rider with 6 years of experience riding Taya chains. Only when I've purchased the cheaper models (TB-500 & TB-700) have I had breakage. If you purchase the Pro-Relief or Pro-Extreme ATB models (about $18-20) they simply will not break - period. In fact I have quite a collection of Sigma master link connectors, and always carry a few to patch together my friends' Shimano/Sachs chains when they break. Obviously the negative reviews are from guys who tried to save $2 and bought the cheaper models. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter Buregaard
a cross-country rider
from Sweden
Date Reviewed: February 3, 1998 | | Bottom Line: |
sucky sucky big time, It`s always brakes when you want to go wild in the bush. I think both the Shimano and Sachs chains are much better than this shit, the name even sounds bad, it sounds like the cheap bad stuff it is. I think you should buy some other chain.
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Submitted by
jason
a cross-country rider
from springfield, mo
Date Reviewed: July 7, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Very good. Much cheaper than Shimano or Sachs [appx $15 with 10 connectors], the easy snap link is strong and entices me to clean it more, no tools are needed and the link will work on Shimano chains.
VERY low streching, will last a couple of years with good maintainence [use the wax, not oily lube].
Only drawback - heavy, but ease of use, cost and life span help out. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Fenton
a cross-country rider
from USA
Date Reviewed: May 13, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This chain is the best prodect of modern engerining you can't break it no matter how little you lube it. I have broken 4 or 5 shitmano chains retivitaly soon after getting them but not my taya | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sam Burkhardt
a weekend warrior
from Seattle WA
Date Reviewed: April 24, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
This thing sucks I snapped it three times before installing a new chain. The beveling doesn't work at all. Just get a Sachs they are much better. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Wilson
a cross-country rider
from England
Date Reviewed: March 15, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
I've had a TAYA chain on my Marin FRS for 3 months now. No breakages and good changes. | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hue
a
from Vancouver,BC
Date Reviewed: March 14, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Bought Taya Relief for road bike. Smooth shifting, lighter and noticeably faster
acceleration than shimano HG 50 chain. Doesn't last long though. Stretched out
in half a season. No breakage problems though, even though I reused the sigma
connectors. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim Hunt
a racer
from Ontario,Canada
Date Reviewed: March 9, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Taya Chains should come with more sigma connector so you can keep putting them back together everytime they let go. I dont know what the other guy's are doing but the bike shop I go to stopped carrying them due to the amount of them breaking. Never broken a sachs or shimano chain but after a the taya chain I bought and three replacements in a month I went back to sachs. People should follow bike Nasbars lead and use them to make Jewelry | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dennis Williamson
a cross-country rider
from iowa (center of universe)
Date Reviewed: February 19, 1997 | | Bottom Line: |
Have broken shimano and sachs atb. 230 lbs, legs like tree stumps. Taya TB-700 performed very well, great shift, good wear rate, no chain suck, used sigma connector 6 times against instructions just to see if it would fail, it did'nt. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris Barron
a racer
from Madison, WI
Date Reviewed: November 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
Best chain I've found. I've broken Shimano's and Sachs'. Never broken a Taya. The Sigma links are great for removing the chain, and they come in real handy for fixing your buddy's broken Shimano chain in a mosquito infested swamp. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Seb Frost
a downhiller
from UK
Date Reviewed: November 17, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
After my Shimano IG chain broke, I bought a chain tool with my limited funds to fix it with. Sod's law says it broke again within a week, probably at the weakened point where I fixed it.Unfortunately that left me with even less funds, with no more coming for a couple of weeks. Normally when something breaks I am insistent on replacing it with something twice as good, but this time I couldn't evem afford another IG chain.That was it. I was forced to buy a TAYA chain from Halfords because it was all I could afford. No way was I going to go a fortnight without my bike (it's my life really).Sod's law says Taya chains are c*** with a capital C. My Shimano IG broke because I treated it rough, probably didn't oil it enough and caught it on a root (I dunno how?!?).My new chain broke, within a week. I fixed it with one of those nifty sigma connectors, thinking what a good idea these little buggers are, I didn;t need that tool after all.Within 3 weeks, it had broken 3 times and I was out of sigma connectors. No longer did I like my chain. It snapped again and by this time I was really pissed, and took appropriate action. I killed it with a sledge hammer. Went to shop. Laid £15 quid on ocunter and said gimme a Shimano IG chain. I love them, please.... I kept those sigma things though. They _ARE_ good.PS. why on earth haven't Shimano got a web site??? | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Richard Abbott
a racer
from Provo, UT
Date Reviewed: October 8, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I bought a Taya chain a loved it right up to about the 3 week point when the links started seizing. Not just one, mind you. Over a period of about 1 or 2 weeks 5 or 6 links seized so badly I'd have to stop and try to work it loose to even keep riding. Maybe I was just unluckly, but this was the worst chain I ever owned (incl. the one I had on my BMX bike from Sears 15 years ago). | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Lancaster
a cross-country rider
from Vail, CO
Date Reviewed: August 27, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
I've got good news and bad news about Taya chains. The good news is: you can't break 'em.
The bad news is: you can't break 'em (but you might break your tool trying). Get a shop to install it, then use White Lightning lube and never worry about your chain again! | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Matthew Bernick
a weekend warrior
from Northern New Jersey
Date Reviewed: August 5, 1996 | | Bottom Line: |
After a couple years riding Sachs and Shimano chains, I switched to Taya chains
about 4 years ago. I had been plagued with breakages deep in the backcountry
(I recall fixing one break with a rock) prior to switching. Simply stated:
Taya chains don't break, period. The reason for this is the pins that hold the
links together are peened (flanged) at the ends, so that the pin looks like
a capital I. These flanges hold the sideplates securely and require a lot of
force to break them, as you discover when shortening a new chain. Another neat
thing about Taya chains is that you connect them with a sigma connector, aka
a motorcycle-style master link. This makes chain removal for cleaning a breeze
and they supply 3 with each new chain. I keep one in my toolkit to give to my
hapless friends when THEIR chain breaks (non-Taya). All-in-all a fantastic
chain that costs the same as others brands. | | Overall Rating: |
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