[Trekrules]

Kmc new 10 speed chain offering for road & mtb use.Retails for about $130 bucks

Red, DLC - These chains feature a super hard and highly wear resistant diamond like coating. The pins and inner plates are powder-coated red for extra style points

The DLC coating bumps up the price by $45,so will it be worth it if people would get one of those DLC coated chains for their bike?.

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

I like KMC chains. But wow...

 

[Rip]

If the powder coating on that is like the stuff on their SS chains, it'll look like junk after the first ride.

 

[IH8Rice]

$130 for a chain that ill still break in a month or two

 

[NY_Star]

Now if you could use it for a year and not have to oil it that would be one thing,

 

[demo 9]

Now if you could use it for a year and not have to oil it that would be one thing,

who says you cant try

 

[frango]

I've been using KMC X9SL Gold chain for a year. Once it's dead, I am going to switch for Yaban SL-900CR, which weighs nearly the same, but is 45% cheaper ;>
I can live w/o gold bling

 

[w00dy]

Now if you could use it for a year and not have to oil it that would be one thing,

To hell with gears.
http://www.carbondrivesystems.com/

 

[Banshee Rider]

$130?

 

[Horror Business]

I would never pay $130 for a chain. Chains are a throwaway item for me, investing in an expensive chain does not make sense to me.

 

[yuroshek]

I would never pay $130 for a chain. Chains are a throwaway item for me, investing in an expensive chain does not make sense to me.

Maybe you should give a KMC x9SL a shot. You can find them online for 40 bucks, maybe you wont have to "throw them away" all the time. Its def. worth the extra 20 bucks over a shimano 9sp chain, much much stronger and lighter.

 

[Horror Business]

Maybe you should give a KMC x9SL a shot. You can find them online for 40 bucks, maybe you wont have to "throw them away" all the time. Its def. worth the extra 20 bucks over a shimano 9sp chain, much much stronger and lighter.

I will consider this, thank you.

 

[gemini2k]

So your chain is harder than your cassette? That sounds kind of dumb. I'd rather be replacing cheap chains than expensive cassettes. Unless of course they make a DLC cassette.

 

[norbar]

I will consider this, thank you.

Go with Yaban (YBN) as frango suggested. It's usualy 10$ cheaper while it's really the same. Used mine for 2 seasons until it gave away.

 

[Uncle Cliffy]

Maybe you should give a KMC x9SL a shot. You can find them online for 40 bucks, maybe you wont have to "throw them away" all the time. Its def. worth the extra 20 bucks over a shimano 9sp chain, much much stronger and lighter.

Man speaks the truth.