Sram Powerlink 10 speed on Shimano 10 speed chain.
04-20-08, 04:48 PM
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Sram Powerlink 10 speed on Shimano 10 speed chain.
Does not work. I thought it would be as simple as it is on 9 speed chain, but it's not. That's my initial thought when I bought the link.
04-20-08, 05:05 PM
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Yes it does. You have to put the link in place then rotate the chain until the link is about to go down and around the front chainring, then put some load on the pedal. You'll hear the link click together.
04-20-08, 05:12 PM
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If it requires that much force to mount the link, I can only imagine the hassle when it comes to removing it.
04-20-08, 05:22 PM
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04-20-08, 05:52 PM
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you can't remove it without chain tool. the only thing i can think it good for is closing an opened campy chain (the 5.9mm link anyway) instead of using the ridiculously priced hd link.
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KMC makes a removable 10 speed link. So does Wipperman. All Interchangeable. Dumbest move SRAM ever made. People used to Buy SRAM instead of Shimano because of the removable link. Now, why buy SRAM when DA is cheaper? Until they change back to removable, I'll be buying KMC.
