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jrfresh
a Cross Country Rider
from MississaugaDate Reviewed: October 16, 2011
Weaknesses: Mud will cause minor problems but a quick squirt from the camelbak and it's good again.Bottom Line: I've put on over 1000km on this chain. I used oil in the rain and wax during the dry season. This was used on a new XT cassette and the cassette still looks good as well. I ordered the same chain to save the cassette and another hassel free 1000km. Most of the mileage is x country with hard climbs and some technical rides.
Favorite Trail: Dundas Valley
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$45.00
Purchased At: Spokes and Slopes
Bike Setup: Specialized Enduro
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thumper07
a Weekend Warrior
from Fort Lauderdale, FLDate Reviewed: February 24, 2011
Strengths: Have never broken a chainWeaknesses: not sure yetBottom Line: I read an aweful lot of reviews here where people say that this chain broke suddenly. I'm 43 years old and have been riding and racing mountain bikes since I was 28 and I never ever had a chain break.
I wonder if the reason why there seems to be only broken chained reviewers here is because people who don't break their chains find no reason to post about it?
Maybe.
I think these chains all broke as a result of user error.
Favorite Trail: Markham
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: Big Wheel Cycle
Bike Setup: Fury Circus Monkey Fox 140mm Grip Shift 9.0 Thompson Chris King
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RE1GN2
a Weekend Warrior
from CanadaDate Reviewed: January 31, 2011
Strengths: Lightweight, smooth shiftsWeaknesses: Snaps. It snapped on the FIRST RIDE.Bottom Line: Do NOT get this chain. It snapped for me on the first ride and I am not putting it back on. I put load on it on flat terrain and it snapped. Pure crap.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$22.00
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Veda
a Racer
from IndonesiaDate Reviewed: November 9, 2010
Strengths: Light, Relatively rust free.Weaknesses: Snap all the time.Bottom Line: Avoid this. It's not even that light and snaps all the time. I didn't believe it and bought 3 more. Not just me but my friends' snapped as well. Changed to YBN (Yaban) Titanium chains that are way lighter probably 3x stronger and never rust + self-lubricates. The XTR is junk, I wouldn't use it even if given free.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Similar Products Used: Shimano deore, xt, yaban, kmc
Bike Setup: Spark 30 + Titus X
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Mountain_Rocker
a Weekend Warrior
from Pasig City, PhilippinesDate Reviewed: July 29, 2009
Strengths: light, but now i know why it is light coz its made of crap!Weaknesses: CRAP! PURE CRAP! bought it last week, and already got cut twice! once on the trail during the weekend and just now biking around my village.. INSIDE the VILLAGE! CRAP!Bottom Line: i will never buy this piece of CRAP ever! want my SRAM back even if it is a bit heavier, it never failed me! Don't make the mistake of buying this CRAP just becoz its XTR.
Favorite Trail: San Rafael Bulacan
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$27.00
Purchased At: Extreme
Similar Products Used: SRAM PC 951 (which i sold and now I want it back!!!)
Bike Setup: Rocky Mountain Slayer SXC, Marzocchi 55 ATA, Race Face Ride XC Crank & BB, SRAM PG990 Cassete, SRAM X9 RD
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ac1056
a Cross Country Rider
from Leesport, PA, USADate Reviewed: June 16, 2009
Strengths: shifts wellWeaknesses: low durability, snaps often in rocky terrain, will almost always snap if you shift poorly (under heavy load)Bottom Line: for the money, just skip it and get a more durable chain. i ride pretty aggressively and race occasionally, primarily in the Appalachains. even on brand new cassette and rings, this chain snapped 4 or 5 times in two years of low-mileage riding. granted, some of them were sloppy adrenaline-fueled shifts while racing, but other times the chain just snapped randomly while pedaling along a trail. i used the special replacement pin each time, but once the chain had been spliced together, it began to skip during normal shifts and generally isnt worth the headache.
the good news is that it is very rust resistant, but i think i will try a SRAM 991 Cross-Step next time i replace my rings.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: variety of cheap Shimano's and SRAM's
Bike Setup: '04 Stumpjumper FSR, SRAM cassette, XT crankset + rings...
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Rafael
a Weekend Warrior
from MiamiDate Reviewed: April 12, 2009
Strengths: Narrow, shifts easily.Weaknesses: Fragile, snaps easier than it shifts! The first one snapped three times (chain was 6 months old). Made the mistake to buy another one and it snapped in the first ride twice in different links.Bottom Line: This chain is too weak for trail riding. I am 5'8" 160 lbs. and for the "climbing" in Florida which is short, steep hills, where you need a lot of power this chain is NO good!
Favorite Trail: Markham
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: Bike shop
Similar Products Used: FS9000
Bike Setup: K2 Lithium 5.75 stock
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Bruno
a Weekend Warrior
from Santiago, ChileDate Reviewed: March 6, 2009
Weaknesses: My Shimano HG 93 chain has broken three times, in San Cristobal Hill, is awful.Bottom Line: HG 93 is unreliable for hill climbing. I change to a SRAM 991 powerchain cross step.
Favorite Trail: Mountain Bike
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$30.00
Similar Products Used: I change to a SRAM 991 powerchain cross step.
Bike Setup: SRAM twister X0, X9 rear, XTR disk brakes, frame haro extreme x2 2003, rim mavic ust, maxxis lanser tt,
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Mike
a Cross Country Rider
from Tucson, AZ, USADate Reviewed: December 20, 2008
Strengths: The biggest plus to this chain was the fact it drastically improved the shifting. It was much smoother.Weaknesses: It has broken 3 times within the 6 months and probaly would have been more if I was riding more frequently.Bottom Line: Initially, I was very impressed with the improvement in the smooth shifting but after the first break in the first month and then the second and third break I was not as impressed with the chain. I am not a hardcore uphill shifting under load or major cross shifting so it does not seem to be a hardy chain. I need to get a new one.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$27.00
Bike Setup: Specialized Rockhopper Pro
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pill
a Cross Country Rider
from eastern europeDate Reviewed: July 7, 2008
Strengths: Shifts well
rustlessWeaknesses: noisy when dirtyBottom Line: The main advantage of this chain for me - it is rust free, so i can ride in total wetness, get home, throw the bike - and nothing will happend with the chain!no rust or corrosia.
As all of the chais it has to be clean if you want performance and long life. I wipe it with a clean cloth then lubricate with some silicone lube. When the dirt become too dirty - i wash it with washing powder, or "Fairy". Sometimes I use Keroseine
Favorite Trail: forest trails
Duration Product Used: 1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At: Shimano Dealer
Bike Setup: Giant XtC
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Leonardo Horovitz
a Cross Country Rider
from MontevideoDate Reviewed: June 29, 2008
Strengths: Shifts very well. Doesn't rust easily.Weaknesses: Snaps easilyBottom Line: Shifts very well, and quietly.
This is the first time I used a HG-93 chain, the ones I had used before were (supposedly) inferior to this one.
I had never broken a chain before.
However, this chain snapped twice, on different places.
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At: Giant Montevideo
Similar Products Used: Shimano HG-73, HG-53, 8 speed SRAM
Bike Setup: Gary Fisher HKEK, Shimano LX cassette
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Bas
a Cross Country Rider
from The NetherlandsDate Reviewed: April 28, 2008
Strengths: Does the job WITH SRAM Powerlink, not too expensiveWeaknesses: none WITH SRAM PowerlinkBottom Line: Works fine with a SRAM Powerlink (PL). I've never used the pin-link after reading a lot of complaints on MTB fora. Also for proper maintenance a PL is crucial. Shifts nice but haven't paid any attention to stretch issues. My hunch is that a dura ace (CN7701) works better.
Favorite Trail: Drunen Dunes
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At: bike2build
Similar Products Used: Dura ace, SRAM 971, KMC X9.93
Bike Setup: Stumpjumper FSR '01
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João
a Cross Country Rider
from Lisbon, PortugalDate Reviewed: March 4, 2008
Strengths: WeightWeaknesses: Everything ?Bottom Line: Well this chain really sucks, in the first month of usuage it broke 4 or 5 times in different links without "crossed shifts" or shifting under load. I'm not heavy, i only have 65kgs so i really think it's not my fault. I won't buy this chain again cause for half the price HG 53 was a rock comparing to this one.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: fizzbikes.com
Similar Products Used: HG 53
Bike Setup: Custom hardtail
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Noyac
a Cross Country Rider
from Durango, Colo.Date Reviewed: September 17, 2007
Strengths: NoneWeaknesses: BreaksBottom Line: THis chain is awful. It broke 4 times on my first ride. I am not kidding. And all in different places. Then a friend of mine who owns a bike shop put one on my wife's bike. Her first ride and she was cussing up a storm. It broke 3 times. She is a strong rider but she only weighs 112 lbs. How much force can she possibly put on the chain? This chain is total crap.
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$26.00
Purchased At: Locally
Similar Products Used: Sachs
Bike Setup: 9 sp XTR
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Andrew Baker
a Cross Country Rider
from Albury, AustraliaDate Reviewed: August 25, 2007
Strengths: Seems to shift fine.
No Stretch experienced.Weaknesses: Seemed weaker than the standard HG53, I have bent it and broken it and used all my spare links to keep it going.Bottom Line: I seemed to have to do many more repairs on this chain than my basic HG53 one.. Not sure if thats because I am becoming heavier on my bike or it is actually weaker.
Shifts nicely.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Price Paid:
$36.00
Purchased At: www.phantomcycles.com.au
Similar Products Used: Shimano HG53
Bike Setup: Giant Trance 1, Shimano Deore LX crank.. XT cassette at the back.
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