I have never, ever been able to remove a Sram quick link by hand. In fact I can hardly open them with pliers. I have never failed to open a connex quick link by hand. So far I'm getting mixed reviews 0n the KMC, ranging from the RBW "best ever" to the LBS, "somewhere between Sram & Connex." Will a connex quick link work in a KMC chain? I don't know. Meanwhile Wipperman appears to be phasing out my long time favorite $40 908 chain and replacing it with a $70 stainless version. They still have both on their web site but retailers are no longer listing the 908 and most appear to have a single 9SX in stock.
Michael On Monday, June 4, 2018 at 10:40:25 AM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I've had very few problems removing SRAM masterlinks for 9 speed chains by > hand; KMCs were a bit more finicky. I was surprised to find that I needed > the pliers-like took for the 10 speed SRAM masterlinks, but I was told that > SRAM deliberately changed the design with the 10 speed chains to make them > harder to remove. > > The only problems I've had with the earlier-than-10-speed SRAM links was > grit; flushing with, say, WD-40 solved the problem. > > On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 4:08 AM, Garth <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> I have used Sram chains for a long time and the quick link always worked >> as intended by hand. I just started using KMC chains and their quick link >> seems to also work just fine by hand. What a coincidence ! Wipe any lube >> off the area if present, squeeze tbe quick link and push inwards, and it'll >> open as intended. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
