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Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2009
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10 speed chains are disappointing for DH use. I have destroyed far more of them than I ever did 9 speed chains.

Anywho, 9 speed parts are too much of a pain in the ass to find consistently, so 10 speed it is.

Suggestions? I have exactly one race weekend on my current chain and it already has two seized up links.
 
supercow

supercow

Monkey
Feb 18, 2009
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What brand of chains are you using, and do you lube up, or go in dry?

I found SRAM 10 speed crappy, and KMC is my go-to 10 speed chains.
 
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Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2009
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First destroyed chain was the shimano something or other that came with a complete bike purchase. The latest (I've only been on 10 speed for a handful of races now) chain had 6 practice runs and 1 race run on it. This one was a KMC x10L.

most of my 9 speed chains were just the cheapest sram 9 speed I could get my hands on.

Anyway, the latest chain has 2 links that are all jammed up.

@supercow I go in reasonably lubed over night, excess wiped off in the morning before riding.
 
big-ted

big-ted

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Sep 27, 2005
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I had terrible luck with Shimano 10-speed chains on my ENDURO® bike. Sram chains seem to be working much better. To be fair, this is how I remember my experience with 9-speed also.
 
dump

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
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kickstand said:
10 speed chains are disappointing for DH use. I have destroyed far more of them than I ever did 9 speed chains.

Anywho, 9 speed parts are too much of a pain in the ass to find consistently, so 10 speed it is.

Suggestions? I have exactly one race weekend on my current chain and it already has two seized up links.
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Really? If you shop online, there's no issue. See: jensonusa.
 
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Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2009
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Fenton, MI
dump said:
Really? If you shop online, there's no issue. See: jensonusa.
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Really? I spent 3 months looking for a 9 speed sram shifter to replace a broken one last fall. See chain reaction, pricepoint, jenson, universal, etc.

Doesn't really matter, I own nothing 9 speed anymore so I'm not going back to it.
 
kickstand

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Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2009
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Fenton, MI
I haven't owned a sram 10 speed chain yet on the DH bike, but had no problems with them on the trail bikes, I'll give that suggestion a go.

Thanks
 
dump

dump

Turbo Monkey
Oct 12, 2001
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kickstand said:
Really? I spent 3 months looking for a 9 speed sram shifter to replace a broken one last fall. See chain reaction, pricepoint, jenson, universal, etc.

Doesn't really matter, I own nothing 9 speed anymore so I'm not going back to it.
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Gotcha. Shifter might be one of the rarer bits... all over ebay fwiw. Shimano 9spd currently on the site, $64:
http://www.jensonusa.com/Shimano-XT-SL-M770-9SP-Shift-Lever

I hear you though.
 
kickstand

kickstand

Turbo Monkey
Sep 18, 2009
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Fenton, MI
Yes, but I wasn't looking for shimano, nor were there any on ebay at the time. Again, moot point, I've gotten new bikes since then and don't own anything 9 speed and have no desire to switch back to something that can be difficult to find replacement parts for.

Shit, this thread isn't even about 9 speed, it's about finding a more durable 10 speed chain.
 
IH8Rice

IH8Rice

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Aug 2, 2008
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dump said:
Really? If you shop online, there's no issue. See: jensonusa.
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i still have no problem finding it either..besides for my X0 Gripshifters.

ive only had great luck with KMC chains. i havent broken a single one in 4+ years...cant say that about the numerous shimano and sram chains ive used
 
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ritche

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Dec 3, 2011
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I stock pile 9 speed shimano dura ace (they are cheap) whenever i can find them.

I used it for my DH (1x9 Sram XO) and trail bike (2x9 shimano XT).
 
Muddy

Muddy

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Jul 7, 2013
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Upgraded to the DLC X10SL this season, I'd do two X9SL or X10SL each year regardless if I need to change them. KMC chains are great, I've only had problems with chains on bikes I borrow.
 
Nick

Nick

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Sep 21, 2001
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KMC work great. AND you can get 'em in black and everyone knows that metal > enduro :rockout:

To those having trouble with Shimano 10-sp chains ... are you aware that the plates are made so that the chain is directional?? Maybe your bad shifting experiences are due to backward chains?
 
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