Shimano Chain

I have a Shimano CN-UG50 chain. I hear that all bikes made since 1989 that
are Shimano equiped have hyperglide chains. Is my chain hyperglide? I have
checked on the Shimano web site but they don't seem to have anything on it.

"Michael_jd" wrote in message
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I have a Shimano CN-UG50 chain. I hear that all bikes made since 1989
that
are Shimano equiped have hyperglide chains. Is my chain hyperglide? I
have
checked on the Shimano web site but they don't seem to have anything on
it.

UG = uniglide, HG = hyerglide. You have a uniglide chain. I have no idea
what that means.

Steve.

Uniglide works with indexed 7 speed and non-indexed cassettes might even get
it to work with 8 speed. It will not sit on a 9 speed system and will shift
poorly due to the edges not be beveled.

lid (Michael_jd) wrote in message ...
I have a Shimano CN-UG50 chain. I hear that all bikes made since 1989 that
are Shimano equiped have hyperglide chains. Is my chain hyperglide? I have
checked on the Shimano web site but they don't seem to have anything on it.

It's a 7 speed cogset, right? You should be able to use any 7 speed
chain, like an SRAM PC10.

/s

In article , "Bailes" wrote:
Uniglide works with indexed 7 speed and non-indexed cassettes might even get
it to work with 8 speed. It will not sit on a 9 speed system and will shift
poorly due to the edges not be beveled.


So my chain is like a hyperglide chain and has to be seperated differently
that an ordinary chain

lid (Michael_jd) wrote in message ...
I have a Shimano CN-UG50 chain.

UG stands for Uniglide. Originally, UG predated Hyperglide, recently
Shimano reached pack in the bag of names and brought UG back for
Tourney level chains.

I hear that all bikes made since 1989 that are Shimano equiped have
hyperglide chains.

That has never been the case, although Shimano would like it that way.
Even within the Shimano line there have been several versions of
hyperglide (HG) chains, as well as Uniglide (UG) and Interglide (IG).

Is my chain hyperglide?

It is hyperglide compatible, but it is at the bottom of the list. Then
again alot of other chains, like SRAM and Wipperman are HG comp.

I have checked on the Shimano web site but they don't seem to have anything on it.

Here's a decent chart:
http://www.gama.si/bike/manual/shimano/index.htm

R

In article , (Reco Diver) wrote:
(Michael_jd) wrote in message
...
I have a Shimano CN-UG50 chain.

UG stands for Uniglide. Originally, UG predated Hyperglide, recently
Shimano reached pack in the bag of names and brought UG back for
Tourney level chains.

I hear that all bikes made since 1989 that are Shimano equiped have
hyperglide chains.

That has never been the case, although Shimano would like it that way.
Even within the Shimano line there have been several versions of
hyperglide (HG) chains, as well as Uniglide (UG) and Interglide (IG).

Is my chain hyperglide?

It is hyperglide compatible, but it is at the bottom of the list. Then
again alot of other chains, like SRAM and Wipperman are HG comp.

Can it be split at any link like a ordanary chain, or does it require "special
treatment", like the pins being pushed all the way out and new pins to rejoin
the chain. The document you gave me is a bit breif.


I have checked on the Shimano web site but they don't seem to have anything
on it.

Here's a decent chart:
http://www.gama.si/bike/manual/shimano/index.htm

R

lid (Michael_jd) wrote in message ...
In article , (Reco Diver) wrote:

snip

Is my chain hyperglide?

It is hyperglide compatible, but it is at the bottom of the list. Then
again alot of other chains, like SRAM and Wipperman are HG comp.

Can it be split at any link like a ordanary chain, or does it
require "special treatment", like the pins being pushed all the way out and new pins to rejoin the chain. The document you gave me is a bit breif.

It helps if you ask the question that you want answered.

I would treat it like any other HyperGlide chain.

That is to say, I would throw it in the closest waste bin and install
a propper chain.

snip

R

BTW any 7.1mm chain should work.

i think ug is ultra glide and isnt hg compatible because it was for a 7speed
spacing, im not sure though.
"Michael_jd" wrote in message
...
I have a Shimano CN-UG50 chain. I hear that all bikes made since 1989
that
are Shimano equiped have hyperglide chains. Is my chain hyperglide? I
have
checked on the Shimano web site but they don't seem to have anything on
it.