Submitted by
Don Gillies
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego, CA, USA Date Reviewed: February 28, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$23.00
Purchased At:
Nashbar ; Champaign-Cycle, Urbana Illinois
Strengths:
- beautiful (100% nickel plated) - durable - descended from Sedisport - this model and PC-58 made Sedis/SRAM #1 in chains. - no need to use a powerlink - realistic pricing
Weaknesses:
- surprisingly flexible (may slow down shifting) - rusted a little after 9 months in dry conditions.
Similar Products Used:
Sedisport (black) HKK Blue Skye (vintage ORO) Regina ORO Shimano IG (rust-magnet)
Bike Setup:
Carlton Pro, Japan/French Parts, Ultralight (20.0 lbs) steel road bike.
Bottom Line:
I put this on a fresh buildup of a vintage roadbike, then a few club rides later, rode it up the grinding 6-7%+ grade of Torrey Pines Road (1.5 - 2 miles) in a 54-inch gear (I weigh 200.) The chain performed flawlessly on that ride, and all the others, too. I have been assembling chains for 30 years so I just pinned it together, centering the pin, then flexed the chain around the newly-pinned link side-side until the link pivoted smoothly. Riding a 7-speed, I have no need for a power link.
I have been considering another chain but after reading 20 reviews of others, including KMC, I think I made the best decision.
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Submitted by
Steven
a Cross Country Rider
from Dallas Date Reviewed: February 24, 2008
Favorite Trail:
Dorba Trails OCNP
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Great chain and the speed link works great.
Weaknesses:
Haven't found any yet.
Similar Products Used:
Stock chain on my trek 4300. Broke within 75 miles of trail riding.
Bike Setup:
Some go fast goodies.
Bottom Line:
Over all this is a great chain. The speed link works well and makes changing it and installing a breeze. I still carry my chain tool but have yet to need it since I bought this chain over 400miles ago!!!
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Submitted by
Tyler
a Weekend Warrior
from Houston Date Reviewed: November 28, 2007
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Perfomance.com
Strengths:
Powerlink makes it a breeze to put on and take off and it shinny
Weaknesses:
It is a hair narrower than shimano's 8 speed chain
Similar Products Used:
shimano
Bike Setup:
Rockhopper
Bottom Line:
IT is a great chain. it being a little narrow than shimano chain was an issue for me because at the time I had some unknown damage to my middle chain ring that would cause the Sram chain to skip under any amount of load while the shimano chain worked just fine. I got the chain to replace the shimano chain I had snapped a few weeks before hand and I had to go back to the shimano one. Now my bike has the Sram chain on it because I replace my crankest to a new one which solved all my problems. For most people the narrow chain will not be a real issue unless one of your cogs or chain ring is very slightly bent it will be a noticeable issue
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Submitted by
Jake Finnan
a Downhiller
from New Brunswick Canada Date Reviewed: March 26, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Sugarloaf Canada
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
Good shifting, good price, great looking, not stretchy, not too heavy, powerlink is nice, long enough lasting.
Weaknesses:
Rusts somewhat easy, could be a bit "nicer" but I am not complaining
Similar Products Used:
pc-58
Bike Setup:
V10, shiver, x7/x9,pg850, pc68
Bottom Line:
Great chain for the price. I don't have any complaints. Looks great, shifts with decency. Cannot go wrong.
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Submitted by
Andreas Klauser
a Cross Country Rider
from Feldafing Date Reviewed: January 5, 2007
Favorite Trail:
yes
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$39.00
Purchased At:
hibike
Strengths:
good chain, no chain suck, chain lock
Weaknesses:
rather expensive
Similar Products Used:
Rohloff STL 99/achtfach=8; Shimano IG90
Bottom Line:
Good chain, no chain suck (as with last year's production of Rohloff). Used to be a Rohloff fan. Chain lock nice idea, though not essential (if you happen to own a Rohloff Revolver).
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Submitted by
Rick
a Cross Country Rider
from Fairfax, VA Date Reviewed: September 9, 2006
Favorite Trail:
Fountainhead
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$19.00
Purchased At:
Jenson
Strengths:
decent weight, held up in muddy/dusty conditions to a point...
Weaknesses:
durability! i purchased this chain during a drive train overhaul at the beginning of this season (less than 4 months), and I just had to replace it for numerous stiff (kinked) links!
Similar Products Used:
shimano OEM
Bike Setup:
98 kona lava dome, sram x.7 shifters, x.9 rear, 8 spd cassette, PC-48 chain!
Bottom Line:
not sure what went wrong for the chain to need to be replaced after 4 months...well maintained, etc. the PC-68 is supposed to be SRAM's high performance 8 spd chain, but it doesn't hold up to agressive shifting. i just replaced it with the 48 version for more durability.
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Submitted by
Bryce
a Cross Country Rider
from Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA Date Reviewed: October 1, 2005
Overall, good in all conditions. Have gotten it extremely muddy, and dirty with dry dust on trail. Nickel plating seems to really help. Survived a deraillier hanger snapping, then getting spun around the wheel in the spokes one revolution and being pulled tight at an ackward angle by that. Then to get home I converted my bike to singlespeed and finally pieced it back together when the hanger was replaced and still works fine!
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Submitted by
Dan
a Cross Country Rider
from Ithaca, NY Date Reviewed: January 31, 2005
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$11.00
Purchased At:
QBP.com
Strengths:
Cheap, burly, shifts very well, even when extrodinarily muddy, powerlink is nice (usually, see below)
Weaknesses:
Not so light, powerlink gets stuck sometimes
Similar Products Used:
Shimano crap
Bike Setup:
Custom built up Haro escape 8.2
Bottom Line:
Holds up excellently to mud, and has a wallet friendly price. Great 8 spd. chain- about as good as it gets for 'em these days!
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