Review on 🚴 KMC X10 EPT x 116L Chain: High-Performance and Durable Cycling Chain by Jonathan Ulsth

I ride my bike through Wisconsin year round, so I use my chains in four very different seasons and in all of the extreme weather conditions. Knowing this, my LBS recommended this chain along with some other winterizing tricks when they were building my commuter bike (like rebuilding the hubs with lighter grease, upgrading the spokes, and so on). I've been through several of these chains and put 2000-2500 miles on each with frequent shifts and good cadence before they stretched enough to make the gearing run hard enough to be worth replacing (chains are cheaper than good cranks and much easier to manage). replace) I've run these tracks through heavy rain, wind, dust, dry sand, wet salty sand, fresh road mortar, rock salt, greasy conditions, mud, slush, freezing rain, etc.; They've experienced temperatures ranging from 105°F to -20°F and are pushed hard through hilly terrain on a heavily loaded bike on a daily basis. I've never seen rust and I haven't had a break. What else can I say? I service my bike regularly - no need to be too anal, but yes you need to clean and lube the chain regularly. From time to time I use Chain Pig or similar with Clean Streak to clean and I regularly use White Lightning Wet Ride to lubricate. I run them with a compact Shimano 50/34 road crankset and a Shimano 10-speed mountain cassette on a large adult frame. No need to add or remove connections - the 116 is spot on for that and shifting is great when everything is set up correctly. I don't give many 5 stars but I think these chains deserve it. The only way I could be happier is to get my own Shimano XT or Ultegra chain with KMC anti-corrosion technology.