Wipperman 808, 8sp Chain Users? Advice Please.

[BikePimp]

Mostly used Sedis (early 90s), Sram & Shimano chains. Had really bad luck with KMC. I usually avoid the low end and buy mid to high grade chains...depending if it's going on a city bike or a race worthy one....

So a fellow bike rider / racer swears by Wipperman Connex chains. From the reviews I read on other sites, it's a mixed bag. I'm really more interested in the 6/7/8 speed 808 chain w/ Nickle plating, not the stainless steel ones that everybody seems to complain about.

Anyone here try the 8sp Wipperman chains. Good stuff or stay away?

Opinions please. Was about to order some, but I rather get some input from other riders.

Thanks.

 

[Kneedowndean]

I bought a COnnex and couldn't et it to work right, the gears kept jumping. If you look at the reviews on Chainreaction a number of people say the same. To be honest I cant work out why it didn't work becuase everything else was new

The most recent "high end" chain I bought was a Rohloff one from Bikedock. A lovely quality chain, but somehow I think I'm goingto stick with SRAM in the future. They are just so easy, with the powerlink, and I have never had problems with them

I was thinking of a KMC for my Carbon "showbike" project. What problems did you have with them?

 

[BikePimp]

The issues I've had with KMC is slipping / jumping under power after just 500 hundred miles and even when new they just seem to grind against my chainrings / cogs more than Sram & Shimano.

 

[David Gibson]

connex

I've owned a couple of Wippermann's and have had no problems. Completely flawless. Having said that though, they are a lot more expensive than SRAM and work about the same.

 

[kanerdog1x1]

i am very fussy about chains, i used to swear by the sedis ones with the holes in the plates, but cant get them any more. i now use connex, but only 9 speed chains. very very good, but make sure you put the split link on the right way, or the chain will slip. oh, and i use the 9 speed chains on 8 speed systems. the theory is that 8 speed systems stopped being developed when 9 speed came around, and so 9 speed should be a better design. works for me.

 

[stevet1]

Is it just me that never uses the split links on chains? I always join them with a chain tool.

 

[kanerdog1x1]

i used to be very anti split links, but old age/obsessive cleaning means its easir to get the chain off with the link. and from an engineering point of view, chain tools are for breaking the chain rather than joining them, the chain will always be weaker at a join, unless you peen the pin over like they do at the factory.