Originally Posted by
Cougrrcj
Anybody else remember the first 'shift-enhancing' chains? They were some sort of Shimano with bulged sideplates to help ease shifting? What were those called... Uni-glide? Problem was that they stretched VERY quickly. I think that chain lasted less than 1k miles before it stretched beyond usefulness! Later they came out with chains with beveled sideplates...
I considered then "Useless Glide". I was given a chain and freewheel by Shimano before they first came out. I was to ride them for a month then report. I took them off after 3 weeks. The chain had stretched so much that it skipped. When Shimano picked them up, they were a bit surprised. "You did not use many of the cogs?" True, it was a 14-28 and the last two never saw use. What did you think? I advised the test ended early as I found the chain skipping at the end of the third week. It did pick up gears a bit quicker than a Regina Chain, but it would be too expensive for me to replace chains that often.