 12th May 2008 | #13 |
 | KMC 710 Superlight with titanium Nitride coating 1/8th = absolutely silent (so far!). One thing to bear in mind is that the chain is only one part of the equation, the chain it's self makes no noise when traveling along a flat (the top and bottom of your drive chain) - it is only when it engages with the cog and chainring that we hear noise. So your question should really be aimed at find a silent drive chain (cog / chain / chain ring / oil / maintenance). Whisper quiet set up.    |
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I have seen your chain, I have touched it, I have checked it's tension and I can happily report that it has never been serviced, oiled or cleaned and estimate it holds between 6 and 8 lbs of road dirt. | |
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| 12th May 2008 | #17 |
 | I found the KMC chains to be pretty good, plus they're cheap! The 710 and the 710SL are nice, but come out a tad wider than your average 1/8" chain. The cheaper 510 seems quieter to me...or even better, the 510Hx; a tougher, slightly beefier version...been running this on 2 bikes and no complaints! Of course though, it goes without saying...make sure your chainline in spot on and both chainring and cog are 1/8" specific; if one is meant for 3/32" chains then it's gonna make hella racket, innit! |
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| 29th September 2008 | #23 |
 | just adding to this thread rather than starting a new one. after 18months and 6k+ miles my izumi chain needs replacing. it's the middle range one ESH? do i buy another one the same or something different? i don't want a screw connector but one with a clip link. any recommendations or a good place to buy? |
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| 29th September 2008 | #27 |
 | Not strictly related, but don't want to open a thread just to show... how to lube your chain Keirin style... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsCbg...d.php?t=362147 Pretty ingenious way to do it! |
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| 29th September 2008 | #31 |
 | GT has an izumi £8 jobby from condor took the advice off some dickhead (object) about getting a cheaper chain riding it to close to death and swapping more regularly... sound advice at the time due to funds... but it dont aff make a rackit! Gonna upgrade to HKK soon. |
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Planet X do the blue one for £21 which is very reasonable. There are Japanese sellers on Ebay charging that plus shipping | |
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| 17th October 2008 | #35 |
 | My daily runner has a miche chain from cyclebasket. Its running over a miche chainring and an eai cog with a few babs of white lightning wax chain lube, and it really is wisper quite, like properly silent. My track bike has and Izumi esh rolling basically dry over campag chainring and DA sprocket and it sounds like a tractor with a busted engine being attacked by a man with a chainsaw carrying a bag full of spanners, and I like it! |
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| 17th October 2008 | #38 |
 | Here's my experience. I run a kmc z50 3/32 on my kona and the chainline is not perfect,but no noise when lubed. I have also now picked up a beater with a taya(?) 1/8 chain on which I run 3/32 chainring/sprocket. Its not lubed and chailine is good and is also whisper quiet. Go figure?! |
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| 28th October 2008 | #40 |
| | so now i have an izumi esh i realise my previous chain wasn't an esh but possibly a cheaper silver one although the cheaper one they showed me in condor looked dull silver not shiny like my current chain? anyway the esh has one of those screw connectors which i don't really want to use will the spring clip from the old chain be o.k to use? |
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| 29th October 2008 | #41 |
 | tractor I just replaced my KMC 510 with a mid range DID, and I am now having trouble sneaking up on unsuspecting noddies. Could chainring wear like this...  And a ding on my cog like this...  be the source of my woes? Or is the DID just noisy. My chain line is measured straight. I adjusted it very slightly (phil BB). I don't listen to Slayer, and prefer the sound of my tyres on the road. |
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been running a screw connector for about 9 months now, no issues. and i do find it very handy when breaking the chain. | |
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| 3rd November 2008 | #46 |
 | Loophole heat treated BMX chain. It'll set you back £15-£20 but it's bombproof and really quiet. I've been using the same chain on my BMX for 3 years without a single break, and that's with a half link in as well. http://www.crucialbmxshop.com/catalo...roducts_id=434 Last edited by NurseHolliday; 3rd November 2008 at 15:14. Reason: add link |
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| 12th January 2009 | #47 |
 | When I was getting Pearson's to sort my chainline out for me, Guy recommended swapping my 17t BLB sprocket for an 18t one they had there. Unfortunately the sprocket is an unbranded noisy piece of shit, when riding it's clear that there's a good clattering coming from the rear sprocket which is being amplified by my H+Son rim. If I get a quality sprocket like a Phil Wood or EAI am I going to improve the problem or am I forever doomed riding with H+Son's? |
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| 12th January 2009 | #50 |
| | Cheers mate I'm running a KMC Z510 which I had on my old bike and it was dead quiet. I put the noise down to this chain being a regular Z510 and my old one being coloured, therefore deadening the sound, but it really isn't right. I'll spend good money on a Phil Wood or EAI. |
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