KMC X11.93 Nickel Plated 116 Link 11 Speed Chain

Was a little concerned when I first put it on my 2021 Trek Emonda SL6 with Ultegra components. As it was on my stand it made a horribly loud grinding like noise. My old chain has given me no issues. Never slipped a gear and shifted as smooth as butter. But with 4000+ miles on it figured it was time to get a new one to help ensure I didn’t mess my drive train up. Once I got the bike off the stand and took it around the block all noise issues were gone. Have put about 250 miles on it since changing and bike shifts just as good as it did before. Chain was easy to install and costs about half the price as local bike shop charged me to change my chain previously during a “free” first tune up on another bike

Las cadenas kmc sonnde excelenteb calidad he comprado muchas a lo largo de los años. El precio fue lo mejor, en ningún otro lado la encontré más barata.

It is a chain and it works, lots of OEM will spec this chain on their bikes so I just replace it with the same one. Decent durability.One suggestion I have for better performance is to remove the factory protective grease/lubricant on the chain. I find this just tends to add extra resistance to the drive train and attracts a lot of dirt and dust. Before installing soak this in degreaser for 30 min to an hour to remove, rinse and relube with your favourite chain lubricant. In addition the grease will transfer onto the cassettte, chainrings and pulleys causing them to attract a lot of dirt. I just see no benefit to leaving this on although there are many other opinions on this, I personally have not had much luck leaving on the factory lubricant.

I've been using KMC chains since 2016 on my Ultegra Di2 groupo. Runs noisy compared to a shimano chain but outlasts by about 2k KM. I run 3 chains, every 1k I'll rotate the chains and swap them out at .5 wear on the Park tool as recommended for 11sp. I'll then run the old 11sp chain on my 10sp mtb till .75 wear and then trash it. Great chains.

Great price for the chain. Works well. Will update if there are any issues after some rides