KMC DLC Chains?

[Talrand]

Originally Posted by .RJ

I didnt notice any of that on the DLC chain I tried.

Where did you buy them? Lots of counterfeit bike parts floating out there now. I wont buy chains from amazon or ebay now.

I bought it from the B&M location of the largest bike retailer in the country, unlikely to be getting their supplies off Wish.

How do you know the DLC has not worn on the inside of the chain? It's the part that matters most and can not be seen (except on the quicklink)?

[Talrand]

Originally Posted by kgreene10

Do you know if this is DLC-specific or all KMC chains? I Silca-waxed a KMC 11-speed and then a Shimano 12-speed. The latter came out with way too much dirty looking wax. By email, Silca says it looks fine, but dirty wax flakes are now all over my brand-new, not even finished Tarmac.

I'm immersion waxing both my KMC and Shimano chains and I'm consistently getting more range on Shimano ones. I've never seen uneven or dirty flakes on the chain, both look good, it's just that KMC starts to make more noise at 200-250km while Shimano lasts longer.