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I just went over the Wipperman Stainless Steel Campy Ten chain that broke on a ride yesterday. I used a magnifying glass and a flashlight and found another crack. It's adjacent to a pinhole, at about a 90o angle. I think I read that someone said the defects were horizontal. If you are using a Wipperman Stainless Steel chain you might want to take the time and effort to pull it off your bike and go over it with a fine tooth comb. My chain only had 504 miles on it.
And yes, the chain was installed correctly using the Connex Link that came with it. I've been using Wipperman SS chains for about 3 1/2 years now. I usually run them to around 4200 miles. I'm going back to Campy chains, or Wipperman nickel chains.
I can't remember, I think I bought this chain from Performance, on sale. I can't find my receipt and I deleted the order confirm from Performance. Maybe this was one from a bad batch the Wipperman had a couple of years ago.
All I can say is you don't want to break a chain while climbing under a lot of load. I'm just coming back from fracturing a hip and this is pretty upsetting for me.
Check your chains...
Dino
And yes, the chain was installed correctly using the Connex Link that came with it. I've been using Wipperman SS chains for about 3 1/2 years now. I usually run them to around 4200 miles. I'm going back to Campy chains, or Wipperman nickel chains.
I can't remember, I think I bought this chain from Performance, on sale. I can't find my receipt and I deleted the order confirm from Performance. Maybe this was one from a bad batch the Wipperman had a couple of years ago.
All I can say is you don't want to break a chain while climbing under a lot of load. I'm just coming back from fracturing a hip and this is pretty upsetting for me.
Check your chains...
Dino