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Wipperman Connex 10X1 10sp

Wipperman Connex 10X1 10sp

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Wippermann is the choice of many pro road racing teams, including Team Bonjour, 7-UP, and Dario Frigo''s Sport Tacconi Team. This 10x1 ConneX model is ideal for use with Campagnolo 10 speed dr...
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Reviewed by: 
toast

Review Date
August 12, 2009

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
More than 3 years

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Price Paid:  $0.00 at came on bike

Favorite Ride:
Central Park

Bike Setup:
Campy Record 10-speed Drivetrain

Summary:
Thought this was great. It was quiet and easy to use the conneX link. (So easy I put one onto a campy chain that had a noisy superlink.) But I got up on the pedals as I left my apartment tonight, and SNAP! It broke at the side plates of a link well away from the conneX.
It does have a lot of miles (3-4K), but I just measured it a few weeks ago and it was fine and didn't see any signs of wear. Now on closer inspection, I see at least 4 other cracks in the sideplates.

Strengths:
Removal link made cleaning a snap. Quiet.

Weaknesses:
Snapping sideplates

Similar Products Used:
Campy with super link that made clicking sound, so I put a wipperman link in that. Will probably stick with the ConneX link, but not the chains.

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Reviewed by: 
Francois van Heerden

Review Date
January 10, 2009

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
3 months

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Price Paid:  $0.00

Favorite Ride:
Hills

Bike Setup:
Orbea Orca, Dura Ace 11-23. Mavic Ksyrium ES

Summary:
Got the chain as part of my Orbea Orca Dura Ace bike. Expected much, but am highly dissapointed. Chain jumps in 11 tooth cog (Contrarily to previous post no matter what direction you fit the chain)and shifting is not up to DA standard. I use alligator cabling.

Strengths:
great quick link for easy cleaning

Weaknesses:
as stated

Similar Products Used:
shimano chains

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Reviewed by: 
Will

Review Date
September 19, 2007

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
Trek 5.2 Madone w/Shimano compact and 11-27 cassette

Summary:
Purchased this chain (Shimano 10s compatible) less than one month ago after being enticed by a magazine ad. In all fairness the connex MIGHT be a good product. The problem that I encountered was that it simply will NOT work on an eleven tooth cog. Works fine in the 12, but skips badly when in the 11. My suspicions that the quick-connect link might be the culprit were confirmed when I had my LBS owner do a test ride. When it skipped he immediately stopped the bike and found that the link had just passed over the cog. Every trial produced an identical result.
The solution was very easy: replaced it with a Dura Ace!
My other complaint is that I could not find a contact address or number for Wipperman to tell them about the problem.

Strengths:
???

Weaknesses:
Won't work with an eleven tooth Shimano cassette.

Similar Products Used:
Ultegra, Dura Ace

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Reviewed by: 
Jason Linger

Review Date
July 11, 2007

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
3 months

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Price Paid:  $70.00 at Colorado Cyclist

Favorite Ride:
Ft. Davis Scenic Loop, Ft. Davis, TX

Bike Setup:
Kuota Karma with Dura Ace 10 and Mavic SL's.

Summary:
Bought this chain because it was supposively one of the "strongest" chains. That was a load of crap. From day one, this chain has not shifted well. Links stiffened up after the first month, even with regular cleaning and lube. Connex link broke after only about 1000k on chain, making a long walk home.

Strengths:
Very easy to remove, which in turn, makes it very easy to clean and lube.

Weaknesses:
Durability is not good.

Similar Products Used:
Wimmperman 9 speed stainless steel. SRAM. Shimano.

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Reviewed by: 
wankski

Review Date
December 3, 2006

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
1 Year

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Price Paid:  $90.00 at LBS

Bike Setup:
chorus 10 mostly.

Summary:
Well my experience w/ the wipeprman is not great. I wanted to like this chain, having something of a german fettish and specifically buying this for the supposed quality. Also one of the few parts i bought retail since my bike was finished at that point and i was impatient.
At >1000kms the chain snapped when taking off at an intersection dumping it right in the middle of the road and leaving me to walk about 5km barefoot to the nearest bike shop. Strike 1. Somewhere between the 2.5 and 3k mark (kms), a link bound up rigid making my chain skip on the cassette along with the whole rear derailleur cage. All this dispite regular cleaning and lubing. Strike 2. finally, somewhere between the 4 and 5k mark the chain had noticably has worn out and is now a lil' loose and noisey. Not the 3rd strike, b/c this is pretty good mileage overall.
Overall, hard for me to review, there were fun times with good quiet shifts, but i feel that with the product's market placement (most expensive); it is not a good buy. Will try campy or shimano next. Possibly sram's new 10. Certainly not wipperman.
Reading the reviews here, i know these problems are not uncommon with some suffering one or the other problem, but i have happened to suffer both a breakage and a rigid link. While there were good trouble free periods, at times i felt i was playing russian roulette going out with this chain on a long ride in a remote area without a spare chain. not good enough.

Strengths:
Love the connex quick link.
Good life span (wear) over all.
Very attractive in gold finish.

Weaknesses:
broke.
bound-up link.
expensive. (price above in AUD)even more than campy!

Similar Products Used:
kmc, shimano etc

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