Fucking Shitmano Part II

General Road
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So Shimano have gone back to using a symmetrical chain design for Dura Ace 9000- is this pretty much an admission that the 7900/6700 generation of asymmetrical chains was a shitty idea?
It has just occurred to me that I can’t rotate my 6700 chain on my road bike as a way to maximising the life. This was an evil corporation plan to make you buy more chains, right?

The new Dura Ace 11-speed chain is no longer directional, has hollow rivets for a low weight and a PTFE coating for soft switching operations. The CN-9000 is also characterized by a higher durability compared to the CN-7900.

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wanna borrow A$27.46 for a new one?

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Far out Horatio, with the amount you complain about shimano, surely it’s time you switched over to a different groupset?

And chains wear by the rollers / plates wearing by rotating w.r.t. one another, how does reversing a chain change this?

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I thought rotating the chain was meant to be a good thing for making the chain last longer. No?

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I rotate my chainrings every pedal revolution to spread the wear out.

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blakey bringin the lolz

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So they admitted 6700/7900 are crap,
But will you need a special $300 tool to remove them like campy, need to put the pin in from the back and can you run a 9000 on 7900?
I only care because the old boy runs shimano/SRAM

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Apparently the KMC quick-link for Campagnolo 11 is compatible with DA11.

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Or was it far to many people were putting the chains on the wrong way and complaining of poor shifting?

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shimano is a company who’s job is to make and sell products in order to make money

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If you want to get maximum cassette life you need to bin the chains log before they start wearing…
I change my campag 11 chains at 3500-4000kms
Doing so can extend the cassette life by up to 40%
Not bad when a SR cassette cost $300 on a good day

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works only if you use a left-handed chain breaker

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^This, I also don’t degrease my chains any more with the hollow links.
I just wipe down with some wax and grease remover and re apply teflon lube, then bin it and get a new one when it gets about 3500-4000k.
I found once its degreased well it never lubes up the same with out soaking it, this requires removing from the bike and putting in another joining pin.

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I ALWAYS soak my chains in a mixture of calf milk and organic honey, but only during a new moon.
Increases the chains life by 36.8%

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for calves or from calves?

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unicorn tears for lyf

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I haven’t changed any parts on my road bike, so I guess that means I’m getting 100% life out of it?

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I change my chain after each ride. My cassettes last for lyfe.

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you’re all weak as piss. i change my bike after every ride.

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To save my chain, I take the bus.