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Change in design of SRAM "powerlink"?
A year or so ago I installed a new SRAM PC71 9-speed chain, and found
that the "powerlink" didn't easily slip to the closed position as they had always done previously. I assumed that this was a manufacturing problem and used an older powerlink that I had on hand. But the same problem arose a week or so ago**, and this time I just stood on the pedals until the link snapped into place. A few days ago someone on this newsgroup--I forgot who--mentioned that the links are meant to be one-time only, so not to be taken apart for chain cleaning or the like. Could it be that this represents a change in intended use, and that having the link fit more tightly than before is what SRAM now wants? **On a different bike--my chains last longer than a year. Ned |
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Change in design of SRAM "powerlink"?
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:58:03 AM UTC-7, Ned Mantei wrote:
A year or so ago I installed a new SRAM PC71 9-speed chain, and found that the "powerlink" didn't easily slip to the closed position as they had always done previously. I assumed that this was a manufacturing problem and used an older powerlink that I had on hand. But the same problem arose a week or so ago**, and this time I just stood on the pedals until the link snapped into place. A few days ago someone on this newsgroup--I forgot who--mentioned that the links are meant to be one-time only, so not to be taken apart for chain cleaning or the like. Could it be that this represents a change in intended use, and that having the link fit more tightly than before is what SRAM now wants? **On a different bike--my chains last longer than a year. You need to look this up on the SRAM site, but I think the 9-speed Powerlink is reusable. SRAM states that the 10/11 Powerlock are single use. For the last couple of years at least, it's been SOP to line up the 9-speed Powerlink along the top of the chain stay and stand on the pedal to set it. I've found that SRAM 9-sp chains have been living shorter lives over the last decade. I prefer KMC for cost and longevity, unless I can get SRAMs for some smoking deal off Nashbar or something. -- Jay Beattie |
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Change in design of SRAM "powerlink"?
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 1:54:39 PM UTC-7, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:58:03 AM UTC-7, Ned Mantei wrote: A year or so ago I installed a new SRAM PC71 9-speed chain, and found that the "powerlink" didn't easily slip to the closed position as they had always done previously. I assumed that this was a manufacturing problem and used an older powerlink that I had on hand. But the same problem arose a week or so ago**, and this time I just stood on the pedals until the link snapped into place. A few days ago someone on this newsgroup--I forgot who--mentioned that the links are meant to be one-time only, so not to be taken apart for chain cleaning or the like. Could it be that this represents a change in intended use, and that having the link fit more tightly than before is what SRAM now wants? **On a different bike--my chains last longer than a year. You need to look this up on the SRAM site, but I think the 9-speed Powerlink is reusable. SRAM states that the 10/11 Powerlock are single use. For the last couple of years at least, it's been SOP to line up the 9-speed Powerlink along the top of the chain stay and stand on the pedal to set it. I've found that SRAM 9-sp chains have been living shorter lives over the last decade. I prefer KMC for cost and longevity, unless I can get SRAMs for some smoking deal off Nashbar or something. -- Jay Beattie I think that one out of four or five of those powerlinks go together by hand. Shimano just gives you a lot of those single insert pins. But I don't like the amount of time it takes to find the proper pin to push out. |
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Change in design of SRAM "powerlink"?
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 1:54:39 PM UTC-7, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:58:03 AM UTC-7, Ned Mantei wrote: A year or so ago I installed a new SRAM PC71 9-speed chain, and found that the "powerlink" didn't easily slip to the closed position as they had always done previously. I assumed that this was a manufacturing problem and used an older powerlink that I had on hand. But the same problem arose a week or so ago**, and this time I just stood on the pedals until the link snapped into place. A few days ago someone on this newsgroup--I forgot who--mentioned that the links are meant to be one-time only, so not to be taken apart for chain cleaning or the like. Could it be that this represents a change in intended use, and that having the link fit more tightly than before is what SRAM now wants? **On a different bike--my chains last longer than a year. You need to look this up on the SRAM site, but I think the 9-speed Powerlink is reusable. SRAM states that the 10/11 Powerlock are single use. For the last couple of years at least, it's been SOP to line up the 9-speed Powerlink along the top of the chain stay and stand on the pedal to set it. I've found that SRAM 9-sp chains have been living shorter lives over the last decade. I prefer KMC for cost and longevity, unless I can get SRAMs for some smoking deal off Nashbar or something. By the way - I looked up the three or four different brands of masterlinks and I can't tell them apart. How can one be taken apart by hand while all the others need a pair of pliers? |
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Change in design of SRAM "powerlink"?
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 2:09:26 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 1:54:39 PM UTC-7, jbeattie wrote: On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:58:03 AM UTC-7, Ned Mantei wrote: A year or so ago I installed a new SRAM PC71 9-speed chain, and found that the "powerlink" didn't easily slip to the closed position as they had always done previously. I assumed that this was a manufacturing problem and used an older powerlink that I had on hand. But the same problem arose a week or so ago**, and this time I just stood on the pedals until the link snapped into place. A few days ago someone on this newsgroup--I forgot who--mentioned that the links are meant to be one-time only, so not to be taken apart for chain cleaning or the like. Could it be that this represents a change in intended use, and that having the link fit more tightly than before is what SRAM now wants? **On a different bike--my chains last longer than a year. You need to look this up on the SRAM site, but I think the 9-speed Powerlink is reusable. SRAM states that the 10/11 Powerlock are single use. For the last couple of years at least, it's been SOP to line up the 9-speed Powerlink along the top of the chain stay and stand on the pedal to set it. I've found that SRAM 9-sp chains have been living shorter lives over the last decade. I prefer KMC for cost and longevity, unless I can get SRAMs for some smoking deal off Nashbar or something. By the way - I looked up the three or four different brands of masterlinks and I can't tell them apart. How can one be taken apart by hand while all the others need a pair of pliers? I always use my Park pliers, whether its a KMC or SRAP masterlink. It's a waste of time wrestling with "tool-free" masterlinks. -- Jay Beattie. |
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Change in design of SRAM "powerlink"?
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:47:47 PM UTC+2, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 2:09:26 PM UTC-7, wrote: On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 1:54:39 PM UTC-7, jbeattie wrote: On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 11:58:03 AM UTC-7, Ned Mantei wrote: A year or so ago I installed a new SRAM PC71 9-speed chain, and found that the "powerlink" didn't easily slip to the closed position as they had always done previously. I assumed that this was a manufacturing problem and used an older powerlink that I had on hand. But the same problem arose a week or so ago**, and this time I just stood on the pedals until the link snapped into place. A few days ago someone on this newsgroup--I forgot who--mentioned that the links are meant to be one-time only, so not to be taken apart for chain cleaning or the like. Could it be that this represents a change in intended use, and that having the link fit more tightly than before is what SRAM now wants? **On a different bike--my chains last longer than a year. You need to look this up on the SRAM site, but I think the 9-speed Powerlink is reusable. SRAM states that the 10/11 Powerlock are single use. For the last couple of years at least, it's been SOP to line up the 9-speed Powerlink along the top of the chain stay and stand on the pedal to set it. |
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Change in design of SRAM "powerlink"?
On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 17:01:01 +1000, James
wrote: On 14/06/17 16:27, wrote: Agreed. I bought a plier to open and a plier to close KMC links. They were 8 euro each. Good investment. Only the connex links are always easy to open like James said. But they are expensive and only worthwhile if you take your chain off regularly in which case you need a reusable link. I just saw the price of an 11 speed Connex link. Nearly $30AUD! The 10 speed link is only $11, or about 3 cups of coffee. Glad to have one less sprocket! Given that the difference is only very slightly shorter pins logic would have it that 11 speed should be slightly cheaper :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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