New chain length difference
Moderator: robbosmans
This past weekend I replaced the chains on two of my bikes. One bike has a new Dura Ace 11 speed and another one has KMC X10SL-Ti. After one ride on each bike I measured the length of the chains for both bikes using a Park chain wear tool. To my surprise the Dura Ace reads 0.50 and the KMC read 0.25 (higher number means more wear or a longer chain). Has anyone noticed this before? I would think that any new chains should be very close in length especially if the of the subject chain is a Shimano Dura Ace. Thanks.
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Thanks for the reply. That's been my experience as well with Shimano chains other than the new 11 speed. I wonder if this is a 11 speed specific issue. I don't have a second chain to check with. However I'm curious to know if all new 11 speed chains measure 0.50. I only put in one ride to break in the new chain.