I understand that type of experimentation. For me, that's part of the fun.

Me too. Every time I ride it I have to shift to the 28/38 just for fun, doesn't matter if there's a hill anywhere, it's just fun pedaling like a madman at at 3mph

Tough to keep from falling over at that speed.

The experimentation is one of the reasons I have so much fun coming up with different C&V SS combinations. My next, I think, is to turn my extra Trek 660 into a tri style SS.

Have been using KMC 8 speed chain on all my 6-8 speed drives for quite some time... it is great chain even when you don't get it at cost.

Besides my own bikes it has also gone on to a great number of customers bikes at all the shops I am at and have had 0 complaints.

Have not bought or stocked a Shimano chain in a very long time... if I want a premium quality chain I will use SRAM or KMC.

So does anyone here use Wippermann chain? It looks like we have a lot of SRAM fanbois, but nobody seems to be using Wippermann.

Well I found a KMC Z chain with the special links at the local shop. Works great, and now my shifting is much more precise, even though many other problems arose..like a clinging noise after every minimal bump I hit, (which I have had for a while), and just one jockey wheel seems very very loose. Found almost a 1/4" of stretch in my old Japanese chain.