Originally Posted by
Camilo
I don't know if there's any difference between 6 sp and 8 sp chains - I had a Shimano 8 speed chain that was too wide for an 8 speed quicklink. I could go look at it if anyone's curious about the exact Shimano chain it is.
Shimano, in their unfathomable wisdom had two incompatible 8s variations:
- 8s HG
- 8s IG
8s HG was wider than 8s IG.
An 8s SRAM Powerlink will fit IG, but not HG.