I'm also ready to vote for slightly stiff link on a new chain. Might have one on a bike right now. Every oncest in a while get a little hiccup in the giddyup when pedaling. Not wear, as the chain is new (less than 200 miles) and not the cassette (used by me, but good per my LBS which checked it out).
I have seen a couple of stiff links in SRAM chains. BTW, the best shifting I've had was on a 9 speed Shimano cassette (12-36) with a SRAM chain and old Shimano XT thumb shifter. It's probably going back on the same bike next summer. Running 1x8 on the bike for winter. Just because. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Dec 22, 7:48 pm, bionnaki <bionn...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have no problems with a 9-speed sram chain on all dura ace. > > perhaps there was a problem with the chain installation. stiff link? > > > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 7:35 PM, Joe Bartoe <jbar...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > In my experience, yes, the SRAM chains work better on SRAM drivetrains > > than on Shimano drivetrains. I also find that on my Force and Red > > drivetrains that replacing the SRAM cassette and chain with Shimano > > Ultegra, quiets the drivetrain and improves shifting performance. > > > Joe > > > Joe Bartoe > > Synaptic Cycles Bicycle Rentals, Inc. > > email: j...@synapticcycles.com > > website:www.synapticcycles.com > > Twitter: @synapticcycles > > phone: 949-374-6079 > > > > Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:20:44 -0500 > > > Subject: Re: [RBW] GAH! It was the ______?!? > > > From: stl...@gmail.com > > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > > > Begs the question--does the SRAM chain work better with a SRAM > > drivetrain? > > > > Steve > > > > On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Doug Way <jd-...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > Hi Rex- > > > > > Debbie and I have had a similar problem twice before. Both times we > > were > > > > running an SRAM chain on a Shimano drivetrain (Debbie's old Atlantis > > and my > > > > Bike Friday). Can't tell you why, but I fixed the problem by putting a > > > > Shimano chain in place of the SRAM. In both cases, it was like yours, > > > > drivetrain was noisy, we had lots of missed shifts, etc. Deb's > > Atlantis had > > > > a Sugino crank, Shimano bar ends, and a Deore XT derailleur. My BF > > has a > > > > Shimano 105 triple crank, bar end shifters, and 105 triple rear > > derailleur. > > > > > Since that time, I've read a few reports (VeloNews) from bike mechanics > > > > about having funny shifting problems and fixing them by making sure > > they use > > > > a Shimano chain with Shimano drive trains. > > > > > Glad you fixed your problems. No, you haven't lost your mind. > > > > > Best regards, > > > > Doug Way > > > > Roadeo and Atlantis > > > > Under 1.5 feet of snow in Boulder, CO > > > > > On 12/22/11 5:35 PM, Rex Kerr wrote: > > > > >> Ever since building up my AHH I've been struggling with mis-shifts and > > > >> noise in the drivetrain, details of which I've posted here a few > > times. I > > > >> tried everything I could think of... even took it to Riv HQ to ask > > for > > > >> help... everything that'd make it better would only make it slightly > > better, > > > >> and half of that was probably placebo. I'd tried everything that > > came to > > > >> mind, except for one simple thing [I'd already tried the complex stuff > > > >> first]... I didn't try this one simple thing because I didn't have a > > > >> compatible one in my parts inventory [yes, I have a parts inventory > > in my > > > >> home shop] to try, and didn't want to take one off another bike... > > So, I > > > >> suffered and suffered and lost the best ~1000 miles of my bike to > > this pain > > > >> [no idea exactly how many miles, no speedo]... I really should have > > just > > > >> bought another part, since it's a wear part and all, but whatever... > > > > >> So, last night while out cleaning the drivetrain (since it'd gotten > > > >> particularly bad on my last ride home, so bad that I almost wanted to > > get > > > >> off and walk home). I finally just did it... I was hesitant, because > > I > > > >> didn't want to put a worn one and wear out my other newer parts, but I > > > >> measured the other bike's **CHAIN** for wear, and it was within > > tolerance, > > > >> so I swapped them... IT'S SILENT NOW!!! I didn't miss a single shift > > on the > > > >> way to work this morning, and it was nearly silent!!! > > > > >> So.... question... how does a brand new PC971 chain perform so poorly? > > > >> I've never had such problems with SRAM chains before, and always > > preferred > > > >> them over Shimano chains. The one that I swapped was a KMC Z-9000 > > that I'd > > > >> purchased a number of years ago from a shop that was selling new OE > > pulls > > > >> for $4 (I wish now that I'd taken their entire inventory!! What a > > deal!)... > > > >> what could be wrong that would make it perform so poorly? It's been > > a long > > > >> time, so I probably can't get my money back from the LBS where I > > bought it, > > > >> but it'd be nice to know what to look for in the future! > > > > >> -- > > > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > >> To post to this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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