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I know to avoid shimano on a manual bike, as they snap. On an e-bike is there any brand I should be considering?
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Mine seems to have a M6100 Shimano installed.

As for Shimano chains snapping ? WTF... Nah...
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weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:06 am Mine seems to have a M6100 Shimano installed.

As for Shimano chains snapping ? WTF... Nah...
I have had three XT twist or snap
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Mr Moofo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:23 am
weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:06 am Mine seems to have a M6100 Shimano installed.

As for Shimano chains snapping ? WTF... Nah...
I have had three XT twist or snap
I've not snapped a chain since 2004.
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Shimano HG chains on my e-bike and no problems, rear mechs however.
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weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:25 am
Mr Moofo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:23 am
weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:06 am Mine seems to have a M6100 Shimano installed.

As for Shimano chains snapping ? WTF... Nah...
I have had three XT twist or snap
I've not snapped a chain since 2004.
I would say "you are not trying hard enough" but ....
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I've used SRAM chains for quite a few years with no problems.
The only chain that I've snapped was a KMC that I bought on eBay about 4 or 5 years ago that was obviously not genuine.

Since then I only buy chains from my lbs who do them for just over £20 iirc
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SRAM (LEVO) or XT (EVIL) chains here. No problems apart from wearing out faster and you must stay on top of wear otherwise the smaller cassette cogs get a bit skippy with a new chain
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Taff wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:55 am I've used SRAM chains for quite a few years with no problems.
The only chain that I've snapped was a KMC that I bought on eBay about 4 or 5 years ago that was obviously not genuine.

Since then I only buy chains from my lbs who do them for just over £20 iirc
I was a KMC fan - and have changed the SRAM recently. So it's just a std chain?
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Mr Moofo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 4:26 pm
Taff wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 10:55 am I've used SRAM chains for quite a few years with no problems.
The only chain that I've snapped was a KMC that I bought on eBay about 4 or 5 years ago that was obviously not genuine.

Since then I only buy chains from my lbs who do them for just over £20 iirc
I was a KMC fan - and have changed the SRAM recently. So it's just a std chain?
yeah, I use the GX chains
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Mr Moofo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:23 am
weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:06 am Mine seems to have a M6100 Shimano installed.

As for Shimano chains snapping ? WTF... Nah...
I have had three XT twist or snap
Are you cross chaining? I.e. riding in the big ring up front and big ring on the cassette.
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JamJar wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2024 5:22 pm
Mr Moofo wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:23 am
weeksy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 9:06 am Mine seems to have a M6100 Shimano installed.

As for Shimano chains snapping ? WTF... Nah...
I have had three XT twist or snap
Are you cross chaining? I.e. riding in the big ring up front and big ring on the cassette.
this was a while ago in the days when people had triple chainrings. I have been on single front rings for about 6 years - and have only snapped a chain once.
If I remember that was after a rare chain suck incident.
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