Originally Posted by Jesse M

okay, let me ask my question in a slightly different way. i've been riding a SRAM PC-1 on my conversion, and it's served it's purpose. then again, i haven't really been picky about it. it does seem fairly noisy, but i also don't have a perfect chainline and am running a 3/32" chainring with a 1/8" cog and chain.

so anyway, now i'm building up my track bike, and finishing getting the small parts. now is the time to stray from the PC-1, so i'm looking for a 1/8" chain that's going to be strong, quiet, and won't break the bank.

can anyone make some good suggestions? would the difference in quality between the NJS certified chains and the "lower quality" chains really be worth the huge price difference; especially for a bike that will probably never see a velodrome and has no reason to have all NJS components?