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Title: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Clean on May 20, 2011, 01:15 PM: Peeps,

I need a good, solid, dependable, value-for-money chain for a build. ???

eBay has the usual selection and the best I have found for the money is a "KMC Z510 1/2x 1/8 Heavy Duty BMX FIXIE Chain SILVER" for £5.99.

There are also other KMC chains knocking around on the flea, all similar "1/8" KMC SINGLE SPEED CHAIN fixed bmx singlespeed" for £11.99 (same as the above?) or "KMC Z410 BMX/Track/Single Speed Bulk chain. 1/2 x 1/8"" for £4.99.

They all seem to fit the bill and the first one looks best value; any thoughts, recommendations etc.? :daumenhoch:

Thanks,

Clean.
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Jaymz on May 20, 2011, 01:25 PM: i think this one would complement your eyes

(http://pufone.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/gipsy_huge_chain_icon_gold_1024x1280.JPG)
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 20, 2011, 01:58 PM: You could actually melt that down and build yaself a complete gold plated Haro :2funny:

That KMC chain is cool though :daumenhoch: I use them on all my rides :coolsmiley:
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Swivel on May 20, 2011, 02:13 PM: Hmmmmmmmm what chain?

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_04kZGR_ltmE/Su5P2RkiKAI/AAAAAAAAFAY/RZUi3MV1T9w/s800/Mr-T-Rolex-President.jpg)
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
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Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Swivel on May 20, 2011, 02:23 PM: ;D :D

KMC Z410 BMX/Track/Single Speed Bulk chain. 1/2 x 1/8 that one will do i'm sure :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Pooch on May 20, 2011, 02:24 PM: Izumi off vertigo .. About £20 but nice.. May get one cheaper on the bay ;)
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Swivel on May 20, 2011, 02:25 PM: What's it for? A showy or rider?
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 20, 2011, 02:26 PM: Quote from: Pooch on May 20, 2011, 02:24 PM
Izumi off vertigo .. About £20 but nice.. May get one cheaper on the bay ;)
Poochy, you bought from Biagio ??? Must've been desperate buddy :2funny: That Izumi is worth about 10 bucks :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Clean on May 20, 2011, 02:27 PM: Quote from: Swivel on May 20, 2011, 02:25 PM
What's it for? A showy or rider?

Rider. :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Swivel on May 20, 2011, 02:30 PM: Deffo the £5 one then, I have one of those on my show bike too as they have the nice Z in the links which some masters came with stock, I also use one of them on my rider, good chains those :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Gnarlyscoots on May 20, 2011, 02:46 PM: This is the baby going on my DP :daumenhoch: Stainless Steel :coolsmiley:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/Photo0345.jpg)
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: griff on May 20, 2011, 03:16 PM: Quote from: Londonhellboy on May 20, 2011, 02:46 PM
This is the baby going on my DP :daumenhoch: Stainless Steel :coolsmiley:

(http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j406/Londonhellboy/Photo0345.jpg)

^ got one of these for my haro and seemed ok so bought another for my MT
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Gish on May 20, 2011, 04:05 PM: I've got a kmc z510 on both my bikes ones my race bike the other a rider and they not let me down yet
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: john4130 on May 20, 2011, 04:21 PM: kmc z510 for me, best chains for the money. i actually snapped one last night although it was probably about 10 years old.
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: MartyC on May 20, 2011, 04:31 PM: My fav chain is the KMC z510 and the z610 (3/32 version of the 510) although I do like the Sachs Sedis chains but they are really hard to come by nowadays.
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: Clean on May 20, 2011, 06:38 PM: All,

Fantastic input; many, many thanks! :smitten:

@ Marty C..... mate, you need to send me some info so I can pay due respect. :daumenhoch:

Decision made.... KMC z510 it is.

Couldn't have done it without you! :4_17_5:

Clean.
Title: Re: What Chain to buy?
Post by: 1mancity2 on May 20, 2011, 08:48 PM: I use the Kmc on all my riders, good strong and cheap as chips :daumenhoch: