Yangster

As the title goes, what is a compatible missing link for campy 10speed chain? to be exact campy centaur 09 10speed chain.
Thanks

well biked

A SRAM 10 speed connector link will work. What you want to look for, for a Campy 10 speed, is a 10 speed connector link that's specced 5.9mm wide. Some 10 speed connectors are 6.1mm wide. I think the SRAM is officially specced as 5.95mm.

Yangster

looking for reusable link, is a connex wipperman connecting link compatible?

luker

I think SRAMs are marked on the link. Look for a 5.95. They also make a 6.1...

Surferbruce

the sram is not reusable, but would work for a one time on the road fix. i use em on my campy 10 speed chains with zero probs.

lukasz

There are a million threads on this if you search. Wippermann link stamped 10S1 (I recommend calling wherever you buy it from if online - I got screwed over by harborcountrybike.com and its misleading advertising) is the only one that will fit.

People generally agree that the SRAM link is reusable, even if a bit of a pain to open.

Yangster

i have got a wipperman link stamped 10speed and i have some problems with it. Firstly, it look longer and thicker than the campy chain. Secondly, when i am using the 14 to 11teeth, it skips. Any idea what is happening?

lukasz

It is too wide. Must be stamped 10S1.

Yangster

okie thanks. will look around for that. That explains why theres a skip on my bike. Thanks lukasz for ur help. Anyway do kmc chain link fits too? Any kmc chainlink to recommend?

lukasz

I think that DaveSSS, our resident link expert, has said that KMC links do not work. They are too wide as well.

It seems that performancebike.com still sells the 10S1 link, and excelsports.com might as well, but I would really contact them and make sure before you go through the trouble of ordering them.

https://www.performancebike.com/shop/...83&PID=1204522

Let me know what they say. I'm curious myself.

Yangster

btw i stay in singapore hence ordering online for a missing link is pretty funny. So is there any other way? Can i use a other brand chain(say kmc or wipperman) on the campy groupset? If yes, which model? Thanks

StupidlyBrave 

A Wipperman link can cause skipping if it isn't oriented correctly.

I believe the orientation is correct in this photo:

Surferbruce

that's right.

jcpups608

Sasquatch rides campy?

Yangster

OMG, that really makes a difference! I just fix it accordingly to the picture and no more skipping.

Shimagnolo

https://www.lickbike.com/productpage....9;0337-59'

Carbon Unit

I have used this one for years and it works flawlessly. It was recommended by a bicycle mechanic. I highly recommend this one.

Ratfish

I believe it.

socalrider

KMC also makes a campy link that is 5.9 and works great..

acorn_user

I've always used the Wipperman link. There are two models, one for the 6.2mm chains, and one for 5.9mm chains. If you are using a newer Campagnolo chain (UN model), you need the narrow link, which is probably marked Shimano - newer Campagnolo and Shimano chains share the same width.

Last time I needed a new chain, I just went and bought a Wipperman. I'm pretty happy with it, although I'll probably go back to Campagnolo chains next time. No need to buy anything else unless you get a really good deal on a KMC chain.

Also, I've heard that Superlinks are pretty good. IIRC, IRD also has a model that will work.

rm -rf

The 6.2 Wipperman Connex does actually work on an Ultra-Narrow chain. I did replace it with a 5.9 (Shimano) version, and kept the 6.2 as a spare, but it didn't seem to make any noticeable difference. The width difference between the two sizes is really small.

daven1986

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/KM...ks/5360031117/

this may work

mr_tom

You really can't use a SRAM 10sp on a Campy 10sp chain. I did, and it f#cked the chain up thanks to a nasty chainsuck.

The KMC ones work really well.

lukasz

The SRAM link seemed to work fine for me on a 15 mile test ride. I also measured it with feeler gauges beforehand and it was only slightly wider than a Campy link. Certainly seemed tolerable. The only thing I am not comfortable with is that you can't officially reuse it. I will still be replacing it with something else, whether it is a Connex or Superlink, or whatever.

Which KMC link works on the UN chain? The one made for Campy at 5.9 outside width, or the 5.88 outside with Shimano one?

DaveSSS 

The SRAM 10 powerloc should work perfectly. The dimension that determines suitability is the width between the inner surfaces of the plates, not the outside width.

FWIW, 10 speed chains fall into two groups of inner plate widths. One group includes SRAM and Campy UN. The other includes Shimano, KMC, Wipperman and the orgininal Campy 10 chain that went out of production several years ago.

The way to check for a proper fit is with feeler gages, between the inner and outer plates. A clearance in the .004-.008 inch range is ideal.