Like I said: You can get just the powerlinks from KMC (as well as SRAM I think). I usually carry some spares when touring, but stuck one on my wife's new bike that came with a Shimano chain just for the purpose of lubing.
You can use KMC (and presumably SRAM) powerlinks on Shimano chains.
Last edited by fairymuff; 10-05-11 at 12:02 PM.