Hi all,

I snapped my almost new SLX model HGX chain 3 times on my last outing. The bike is new, chain rings are fine and it’s set up correctly. I know how to shift etc… so it’s not me. Been fine since, though i now have a far to short chain.

Can anyone recommend a great 10speed chain for Shimano kit + can anyone recommend a solid missing link for shimano 10spd chains? 🙂

I just use cheap Sram chains and for 10 speed links Clarks – all on CRC. Sram links for 10spd are stupidly not re-usable.

I think I pay about £20 ish and they last for a year of abuse, riding 3-4 times a week, never oiled, just wash and WD40 it.

I’ve used a 9-speed SRAM Powerlink on a Shimano 10-speed road chain and it works fine. Is HG-X any different?

I’m a big unit and Shinamo chains have been fine for me without snapping.

10 spd links can cost a bomb – google YBN quick links – used them for a couple of years with no issues, and MUCH cheaper than the SRAM/KMC ones.

I use SRAM 10 speed chains on Shimano rest of it. And the joining links ARE re-usable (you just need the right tool to get ’em apart – fingers ain’t enough!)

wipermann, well made and their connex link is easy to use.

wippermann connex, very good chains.

thanks all, I’m heading down the YPN link route, thanks for the tip.

I use and xtr chain with SRAM or KMC power links.

IME chains usually brake when you change under a lot of power – panic changes break chains.
Suggest you bin the SLX and start with something new!

wipermann, well made and their connex link is easy to use.

+1, brilliant chains that just work, and the quick link just makes you wonder why anyone would ever bother using anything else.

Had the same problem with my own new HG chain. Went for the KMC mssing link. Been fine since and don’t notice any difference in performance.

Someone gave me a great tip on here, can’t remember who, sorry… Anyway, Decathlon own-brand chainlinks are KMC, I got a pair (ie 4 half-links) for £3.

I get my KMC links from eBay here – http://bit.ly/TVYcpE
£5 for two complete links
Delivery is usually just over a week, have been fine for me in both 9 & 10 speed guise