Dude are you kidding me, I ride 1200 to 1500 miles a month. Most 10 speed chains are only 1500 to 2000 miles, so what your saying is I should replace my chain and cassette every month. That is to expensive for me. I have replaced 5 chains and same cassette with no problems. Maybe your rear Derailleur and cassette are not lined up all the way.
Originally Posted by
Gerry Hull
I defer to the man above. The dura ace is likely to shift just a tad better if you want to lay out a bit of extra dough. The Ultegra ten speed chain was notoriously bad a couple of years ago, but since the entire look of it has changed I would expect Shimano attended to the durability issues.
If replacing the chain, replacing the cassette should be considered as well, the reason being that worn cogs will
cause a new chain to wear much more quickly. Standard LBS advice which I used to think was aimed at my wallet and not proper drivetrain maintenance, but it's true.
I've put a new chain on a used cassette and was disgruntled to find that it now performed much worse- skipping and slipping etc.
Gerry