11 Speed Symmetrical Chains - Joining Links - Singletrack World Magazine July 6, 2016

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11 Speed Symmetrical Chains – Joining Links
duckers
Free Member

What are you all using? I much prefer to carry a few joining links a they’re MUCH easier to use than the Shimano pins, but I have an road bike with an 11 speed Shimano setup so am looking for options.. what have you all had success with?

Posted 7 years ago

nickc
Full Member

I use KMC ones, but you have to take a file to the tabs a bit to make them removable without tools

Posted 7 years ago

ghostlymachine
Free Member

Think i have KMC ones, maybe wipperman. They all work.
Some are single use.

Posted 7 years ago

DanW
Free Member

“Single use” (sram?) links are actually reusable the same as the others. I’m not sure if it is US style arse covering or if “single use” refers to replacing the link when it comes to replacing the chain (which is what the recommend anyway and makes more sense). Basically, I don’t think there are any genuinely permanent “quick” links

Posted 7 years ago

otsdr
Free Member

“Single use” (sram?) links are actually reusable the same as the others.

OK, I’ll repeat myself… 11 speed quick links are not officialy reusable (neither SRAM nor KMC)

They differ fundamentally from the 10/9/8 speed ones in the way they lock, by solely relying on the metal deforming when they are installed. By contrast, the others lock in place by slightly expanding and capturing the head of the rivet in a depression (see the additional shaping below):

[img]http://i.imgur.com/LpfrkMM.jpg[/img]

Yes, you can reuse them, but at your own risk (I do).

Posted 7 years ago