The life long question of which chain to go for

As titled what Chain is the best to go for as there are soooooo bloody many out there x ring o ring etc etc

Not to mention so many variants within each group!!

X-Ring. I have found that generally the more expensive the chain the longer it lasts, I've tended to go mid range - around £100 chain and sprockets - less than that, the chain will stretch in no time.

I'm in the market for a new set and might go for one of these - just need to select the

I found a x-ring did chain with both sprockets on flea bay for £83 + £6 p+p

Watch out for the Ebay ones Rampers, I've got a x-ring did chain and sprocket kit on mine after advice from a few forum members and its been spot on, cost me about £110 but its a good one...

Hmmmm ok do you remember what site you got it off????

I agree with that "watch eBay" comment, there are some copies to be had on there, especially if its a Renthal or similar higher end brand, where the sprockets are supposedly hard anodised aircraft grade aluminium, they're usually made of chocolate, and not talking the good chocolate I mean the cheap stuff you get in One Direction Advent Calendars!!

Best to go with a recommendation if buying on eBay or buy from a shop where they can advise you on the best ones for your budget.

That's very true lol I shall go through wemoto similar then at least I've got some sort of trust there lol

I've always found JT sprockets to be reliable quality and fair value - and widely available, too.

As to chains - everyone has their favourites and most people have had a bad experience with one make or another. In my case it's Regina - there was one fitted as OEM on my sadly-missed RSV and it developed a tight spot in no time. Having said that, the MT-03 (made in Italy) has a Regina and it's standing up well to the hammering it gets from a big thumper ridden year-round.

Personally, given the choice, I'd go for DID or RK. I had heard that DID have stopped supplying o-ring aftermarket chains; presumably there's a better mark-up on x-ring - I can't believe the bits of rubber cost them that much more! But actually I'm not convinced that x-ring are necessarily any better for normal use, though I suspect they may stand up to ham-fisted brush cleaning a bit better.

Ok thanks bobh I'll go with the one from wemoto it has thosevJT sprokets with a DID chain lol

I have a did x-ring fitted , with did sprockets, £115 fitted at the garage with 12000 mile warranty, had no problems so far, running sweet not even needed adjustments done about 6000 miles so far still looking new

Snowcat wrote:I agree with that "watch eBay" comment, there are some copies to be had on there, especially if its a Renthal or similar higher end brand, where the sprockets are supposedly hard anodised aircraft grade aluminium, they're usually made of chocolate, and not talking the good chocolate I mean the cheap stuff you get in One Direction Advent Calendars!!

Best to go with a recommendation if buying on eBay or buy from a shop where they can advise you on the best ones for your budget.

I bet you still had the chocolate from your One Direction Advent Calendars!!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

ive bought a DID XRing Gold chain and sprocket heavy duty done 3,000 miles and seems to be good dam site better than the cheep one that was on there before cost 120 i think didnt count that as too bad.