Originally Posted by scirocco

Help me understand how the stretch at the master link transfers itself to the other links? (I mean compared with a pin). The "stretch" is not stretch as such, it's the elongation of the holes in the links. How does the master link make the other links wear faster than if a pin was used?

And even if that were true, I would still sacrifice some chain longevity for the ability to whip the chain off at a moment's notice for bike and chain cleaning, transport, whatever. +1 on the Wipperman, 1000's of uneventful miles on several bikes for me.