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Originally Posted by weiwentg
An alternative interpretation is that Campy and Shimano just didn't think it through. They didn't realize that you could benefit from cleaning the chains off the bicycle. So Campy doesn't include quick links, and Shimano only recently included them (and doesn't rate them for repeated use). I mean, it's fine to clean the chain on the bike, but you can get a more thorough clean inside the chain with an ultrasonic cleaner. Maybe that's worth 1-2 watts. Maybe that's not worth it to many people, but it's worth it to some.
Side note: YBN makes quick links, and they rate them for use up to 5x per link. Here's an Amazon link to their 12s links. That said, a bunch of us have probably re-used Shimano or SRAM links without having them explode. |
I don't understand, why is there a limit on reusing the quicklinks? Are they made less strong then a regular link? Is it because there is an increase chance with each resuse that the link pops apart?