I had a stiff link on a HG 7 speed chain that drove me crazy until I figured it out. Crazy how one stiff link can make the ride so poor. On Dec 23, 2011 11:09 AM, "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. >> > > -- > 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. 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