Halflinks stretch crazy fast - removed 4 half links within 3 months - thats 2" of stretch!!! Totally wrecked my cogs and chainrings - tried a few brands - ALL did the same.
@@unkepthurdle3233 Or literally inserting the weak link... ;-P I get the reason - but not going down that rabbit hole again. I've used esp. reg KMC Z chains and yet to notice any stretch. I'd rather fiddle with cog teeth for chain length than use a HL chain.
I would say Yes. Shimano, SRAM, KMC and others make a different master link for the different speed chains. SRAM even has two different master links for 12 speed depending if you have an eagle or flattop.
Any perks or downsides to it? Other than weight?
Halflinks stretch crazy fast - removed 4 half links within 3 months - thats 2" of stretch!!! Totally wrecked my cogs and chainrings - tried a few brands - ALL did the same.
@@mattvanderwalt6220 Dang, so nothing but downsides. lol. They look cool at least.
@@BigBeezyBtown Yeah they sure do. I thought they'd be awesome for my SS builds... But for me the insane stretching is a definite fail
Most bmx specific chains come with just one half link now.
Best of both worlds.
@@unkepthurdle3233 Or literally inserting the weak link... ;-P I get the reason - but not going down that rabbit hole again. I've used esp. reg KMC Z chains and yet to notice any stretch. I'd rather fiddle with cog teeth for chain length than use a HL chain.
Hi there. Do I need to get a different power link for Shimano 12 speed and sram 12 speed and sram 11 and sram 10 speed?
I would say Yes. Shimano, SRAM, KMC and others make a different master link for the different speed chains. SRAM even has two different master links for 12 speed depending if you have an eagle or flattop.