Originally Posted by
operator
Sram 9 speed chains don't use 'standard links' when joining. Campy 9 speed chains come with the pin preinstalled and sram uses their own masterlink/powerlink/whatever you want to call it system.
campagnolo c9 does in fact use regular pins for closing. just like the "old days"
http://forums.roadbikereview.com/showthread.php?t=19108
http://www.excelsports.com/main.asp?...jor=1&minor=11
sram 9spd instruction explicitly say to only use a gold powerlink to close a hollow pin 9spd chain. no mention is made about regular 9spd pins. the instructions also run through the procedure of reinstalling pins (instructions are for 8 and 9spd series chains)
if you can not reuse pins on sram 9 chains it is not explicitly stated and i am wrong. (i have never used sram 9 series chains)