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Review on SRAM Chain 11 Speed Links Powerlock by Brian Unruh

Revainrating 5 out of 5

and half price - best value

That's no lie - just about 3 weeks ago I bought a top quality KMC 11 speed chain, X11SL and I swear this PC1130 is smoother out of the box and smoother 3rd time. I have no doubt that the X11SL should be lighter and I rely on the X11SL to shift faster/smoother, but what about wattage? and smoothness across 45 miles, 35 miles and today's 51 miles after using the X11SL for the past three weeks. The PC1130 is slimmer and half the price - better value for money. Why did I buy PC1130? Well, I'll say something else about the KMC X11SL - it also doesn't have rollers set into the chain, so both rollers fell out when I detached the link to clean the chain. One of them was rolling or bouncing in the dirt so...I was dying to ride this Thanksgiving weekend, within a day I ordered this chain as a replacement in case I couldn't find the roller. KMC also refused to send any rollers so now my expensive chain is out of service.

Pros
  • Great for me
Cons
  • Vulgarity