Smooth silky feel, shifts great.
Very durable and reliable.
PowerLink makes chain removal quick & easy.

None.

This is a great chain, silky smooth and quiet when it's well lubed. It shifts instantly and reliably with my FSA Compact / Ultegra 9 drive line. I've got about 2000 miles on my current chain with zero stretch and no evident wear despite a fair bit of riding in wet and gritty Alaskan conditions. I'm surprised by the complete lack of stretch, as the similar PC99 hollowpin chains I run on my mtb usually are stretched out to the replacement point in about 1000 miles. I'm 6'3" and 190 lbs and feel like I ride as hard on my road bike, but apparently even standing and hammering on the road doesn't stress the chain like the shock loading on a mtb. I'll buy another SRAM chain when this one finally does wear out.

Similar Products Used:

Shimano Ultegra and DuraAce, SRAM PC99 and PC991.

Power link connector.

Noisy on some drivetrains. Weak side plates (only road chain I ever had that broke a side plate).

I'm afraid I must agree with marquism1 in the previous review. I too had a very noisy drivetrain with this chain. Replaced with a Dura-ace chain and behold....dead silent. I also have this chain on my other bike which is a 105 triple and it works fine, go figure. Noisy on Ultegra double, quiet on 105 triple.

Similar Products Used:

Sram pc-69, Sram pc-99, Shimano 105, Ultegra, Dura-ace, old Sachs, Rohloff, etc., just about all of them.

Power-Link is still way better than Shimano one-time-only replacement pins. Looks pretty when new.

Too wide for some drivetrains.

Clickety-clack. I thought it was just me when I built up a Kestrel frame and my drivetrain made so damn much noise. The SRAM PC-89R chain was hanging up just a bit on the cassette in the lower gears, as well as rubbing the large front chainring when in the lower gears. After re-measuring everything and verifying that I wasn't losing it, I bought a 10-speed Shimano Ultegra chain. No more front chainring rub, less noise from the back, but still not exactly quiet. Replaced the SRAM cassette, also with Ultegra, and now it is dead silent.
I was disappointed. I've used SRAM stuff on my mountain bikes for years with great success and had high hopes for the road.

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Shimano, Campy

LOOKS. Master link. Seems to shift faster than Shimano chains. Did I say looks?

Shifts a bit rougher than Shimano. Cost, you have to pay for vanity.

The best chain out there. Mostly for astetic reasons. I have the hollowpin version and it looks so super sweet. I guess it weighs less but whatever.

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Shimano. Every level of SRAM you can imagine.

SRAM makes some of the best chains for the price out there.

none so far...

So far this chain has been very good. No problems. The chain is very light and shifts very well. But to get the best shifting you need to run SRAM chains with SRAM cassettes even though they say you can run them with Shimano stuff. SRAM 9spd chains are 6.9mm wide and Shimano 9spd are 6.6mm wide. This would explain why some have problems with noise running SRAM chians with Shimano cassettes. And the power link is the best idea for taking the chain off. It takes all of 4 seconds. Why Shimano haven't change to this I don't understand.

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Shimano

Powerlink is wonderfull for cleaning. Simple good engineering.

Stretches like all 9spd do.

In general I like this chain for it's ease of service. It is a little noisy compared to Dura Ace, but I really cannot hear it over other riders, my breathing, and the wind in my ears anyway. This is my second one and it seems to have slightly better durability the other DA ones I have used.

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Dura-Ace Chain

Power link - much better if you prefer to take the chain off for a more throrough cleaning. Looks good

I put my chains through quite a bit of tourque climbing the mountains around here, but I have never had any problems with links breaking.

Have about 2000+ miles on this chain with quite a few mountain miles thrown in. Never had any problems at all with the change in either shifting, squeaking, or ease of maintenance. I would recommend this chain to anyone that is looking for a chain that is a far better options than the Shimano with its replacement pins. Have heard that SRAM is planning a 10sp shimano compatible version for release next spring so I will be running out for that on my main ride then.

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DuraAce, Wipperman

Smooth quiet and increased shifting performance.Easy to install with the power link.Looks very nice.High quality finsh.

None so far.We will see how many miles I get out of it.

I was sceptical at first as to whether upgrading my chain was going to make a difference on my bike.Am I glad I did.This chain has made a big difference in the drive train.Quiet and very smooth.Shifting is noticeably smoother and crisper.The anoying sound the 105 chain I had is completely gone.I now ride with a nice quiet drive train.There was also a slight vibration from the chain that I felt in my feet as I pedalled.No more.I am completely satisfied with this chain .It almost makes me think that I upgraded the entire group one level.

Similar Products Used:

Shimano HG70,105,SRAM 48.

Easy to maintain

Best chain I've used especially coupled with SRAM cassette. Sweet crisp shifting,a real pleasure.

Cheaper than DA.

Doesn't work very well. Feels very rough and seems to rub in most gears.

Runs too rough on 105 9-speed transmission. Took it off and replaced with Dura-Ace (the 105 chain is ugly).

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7-speed Sedis on MTB (which is fine).