Originally Posted by
zzzwillzzz
more expensive and garbage. i thought i was getting a better chain when i ordered that with my dura ace group. lots of stiff links and nothing but trouble. bought a dura ace chain and kept the wipperman link. everything works great now. others haven't had a problem but i will never buy one again
sram chains have always worked well for me and that's what i've used for many years when they were known as sedis and then sachs but at the time they didn't have a 10 speed chain
+11ty billion!
A Wipperman chain has left me stranded on the road on Skyline Drive. So many stiff links that pedalling was impossible. No other chain im my 30+ years of cycling has ever done so even the ones i had on my bikes as a kid that got zero maintainace. And also not counting the Dura Ace chain that failed at the worst possible moment and landed me in the E-room. I dont count that becuase it may have been my fault for not using the proper shimano tool to install the chain.
Whipperman chains are only good if your a pro rider with a dedicated mechanic who will clean an lube the chain after every ride.
My bikes now have SRAM chains with masterlinks.
This is my opinion. If your Whipperman is perfect, than more power to you. But i've had 2 chains fail in excactly the same way with less than 1000 miles on each.
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