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Submitted by
Adam
a Weekend Warrior
from Australia
Date Reviewed: 11/24/2007 2:14:00 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Youyangs |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Purchased At: | With Norco Atomik 07 |
| Strengths: | really chucky and strong, really smooth. |
| Weaknesses: | none come to mind. |
| Similar Products Tried: | other junk |
| Bike Setup: | Downhill dirtjump freeride |
| Bottom Line: | good chain does the trick, and i always tell my friends that my bike is so chunky for big hits it even needs a chunky chain, this being comparred to there thinner chains |
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Submitted by
Barry Leigh
a Weekend Warrior
from South Orange, NJ USA
Date Reviewed: 11/10/2007 6:04:37 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | commuting, paved paths. Liberty State Park |
| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $10 |
| Purchased At: | BlueSky Cycling |
| Strengths: | Smooth shifting. Powerlink compatible. |
| Weaknesses: | None so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | ZMC Z51 |
| Bike Setup: | 2006 Kawasaki KDX2. Rock Shox Dart 2, Avid SD7 Brake set-up. SRAM 7speed TRX trigger shifters. SRAM 3.0 F Derailleur. Shimano TX71 Square Tapper BB crankset. |
| Bottom Line: | The bike came with a stock Z51 chain that had constant slipping and was as noisy as all get out. Upgraded to the Z72S. Talk about night and day!!! The Z72S works great with my new SRAM Casette, SRAM F Derailleur. None of that "drag" feeling anymore. I am looking forward to miles and miles of smooth riding. |
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Submitted by
DJ C.
a Racer
from Ridgeway, ON. Canada
Date Reviewed: 4/6/2007 4:34:50 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Purchased At: | steves bike shop |
| Strengths: | it shifted smooth until it bent |
| Weaknesses: | i hit dirt jumps with it for less then 3 months and it bent 3 times in differnt spots |
| Bike Setup: | 07 giant stp converter to 8 speed |
| Bottom Line: | the bottom line is its not a very good chain i had it for less then 3 months and it was bent3 times so im not geting it on one of my bikes agian |
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Submitted by
Andrew W.
a Cross Country Rider
from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Date Reviewed: 7/29/2003 7:01:02 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Gnarly @ Hardwood Hills |
| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Price Paid: | $15 |
| Purchased At: | Ski N' Cycle Hut |
| Strengths: | It wasn't too expensive. |
| Weaknesses: | Noisy when shifting in dry conditions. Skips at times. |
| Similar Products Tried: | none |
| Bike Setup: | 2002 Oryx T-line 125, EXR Bomber Fork, Hayes disc brakes |
| Bottom Line: | The bottom line is that this chain broke after 3 months of normal use and it's overall performance is not that great. I will by shimano or sram and not kmc next time. |
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Submitted by
Dylan Mitchell
a Downhiller
from richmond Hill, Cananananananada
Date Reviewed: 7/25/2003 6:09:18 PM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | anythin that goes down..... |
| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Purchased At: | Cycles Lambert |
| Strengths: | strong. way stronger than shimano 8 and 9 spd chains i have used. tis one ain't breaking. fast, crisp shifting. (but that's with xt 8spd shifters and and xtr rear mech :P ) |
| Weaknesses: | during crazy downhilling, mad chain slap can knock out the missing link!!! getting a chainstay roach pad or chain guide fixes this problem |
| Similar Products Tried: | shimano poo. |
| Bike Setup: | 2003 sasquatch, dj3s, truvativ hussefelts, sun doubletracks, xt hubs, xt shifters, xtr mech, lots more sick stuff. yeah baby |
| Bottom Line: | this is the only chain is sell to my customers. this is the only chain i use. if you run a 7 or 8 spd cassette, this should be your chain too, if properly installed and maintained, they last. strength is way up there. iunno about the shifting. with my setup, it always shifts great, regardless of the cassette, chain, or conditions...... go get one. eh. |
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Submitted by
Dan
a Weekend Warrior
from Canada
Date Reviewed: 12/1/2002 6:54:21 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 3 months |
| Strengths: | Hasn't broken |
| Weaknesses: | Doesn't shift well when dirty. Much worse than shimano HG chains. |
| Bike Setup: | Giant DS1 |
| Bottom Line: | It came with the bike. I'll chainge it for real shimano stuff when I get a chance |
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Submitted by
Jon
a Weekend Warrior
from CA
Date Reviewed: 7/2/2002 11:54:06 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $16 |
| Purchased At: | LBS |
| Strengths: | stiff, easy to install w/ the missing link system, clean shifts, no skipping |
| Weaknesses: | none so far |
| Similar Products Tried: | shimano, sram pc 48 |
| Bike Setup: | giant nrs3 |
| Bottom Line: | good chain for the money. installation was a breeze and im sure that if i NEED to get it off, it won't be a hassle, cuz i can just get another "missing link" and put it all back together again. I was getting major chain skipping problems on the sram when i cranked down full power on sprints or steep climbs, but now the chain's smooth and i can pedal w/ confidence. |
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