Comments on: Review: SRAM Power Link Chain

By: Dwyer

Dwyer — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:45:52 +0000

VERY VERY NOISY!! Shimano chains run much smoother and shift better.

By: john

john — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:03:01 +0000

Used these links for years, had over 20,000k on them and never had any kind of issue, except that they’re almost as much trouble as a regular link to remove. Much easier to refit on a cleaned chain though.

By: eric

eric — Sat, 22 May 2010 06:00:19 +0000

good chains unbeatable price in australia but don’t trust power link after 5 failures

By: jonavan

jonavan — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:27:21 +0000

ok so ive had the same problem, luckily i was close to home. I hop a curb, or in like three other cases im digging on the pedals, and BOOM! My chain in on the ground behind me and the powerlink has seperated flying in different directions. The last time it happened I almost went over the handle bars. Why is this happening?

By: chuck

chuck — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:50:00 +0000

They are very noisy.

By: R. Jordan

R. Jordan — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 05:01:42 +0000

Two days ago I was riding and I hop up a curb on campus and boom. I look down and my chain is draging along behind me. One half of the powerlink was gone and I had to push her back to the dorm. I dont know what went wrong. Why would it just come apart like that?

By: Glen

Glen — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:12:43 +0000

Just purchased a Sram PC 890 to replace my old Sram/Sachs PC 51. The new chain does not have the beveled edges like the old PC 51 (like in the photo). The new chain shifts terribly (on a brand new casette) and I’ll be using a Wipperman instead.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:12:19 +0000

Separating them can be easier if the link itself is rotated vertically, then squeezing the opposing plates diagonally with some pliers for them to click together.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:40:50 +0000

Im a Power Link lover as well. I’ve found them hard to undo from time to time, but the trick that always gets them apart is to wiggle the chain in the x-axis a bit (i.e. not the way the chain wants to flex) while pushing inwards.

I’ve only blown out one powerlink, and that was on a well used chain, so I wont count it.

Also, I’ve lost more than one powerlink when it flew off after separating. Good luck.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:45:40 +0000

Another thing to do is when the link won’t click into place just exactly right, rotate the pedals until the just “unclicked” master link is above the chainstay. Grab hold of the rear wheel tightly while giving the pedal a forward push. This usually clicks the link in for the desired engagement. Otherwise, swap the master link for a different size, maybe to a KMC Missing Link (6, 7, 8 speeds).