Not much to say about chains unfortunately. They work and hold up or they don't. One would not expect anything less from SRAM and the D1 flat top chain. I wax mine from new and they have been going with one thousand plus miles and still remain in-check when using a chain gauge to check them. I expect 3-4k from them!
Definite improvement over Rival Chain. Better finish. I hot waxed and Strip Chipped it prior to installation. Smooth running and quiet. 600 miles on it so far with 3 drip wax added. Will remove after 1000miles de-wax and give it another hot wax. I have a new hot waxed Rival chain I may run that through winter. Wish I would have bought Force instead.
Hey, it's a chain folks! That said, the narrow cage of the new 12-speed chains is and can be hard to tune with your RD and cassette unlike old-school 10-speed chains that are a bit forgiving. But this chain from new I waxed utilizing the Silca wax system and it is shifting and performing without a hitch! So far, very happy!
This chain connects my chainring to the cassette and works great! ;-) Seriously though - typical SRAM high quality.
These new Sram flattop chains seem to work well. Have them on three of my road bikes and they are preforming well. Nice and quiet, and no shifting issues.
I have the force etap system on my Trek road bike.
The original 12-speed chain has over 9,000 miles on it. Lots of stressful miles of climbing and shifting.
I started to notice a little lag or sloppiness in the shifting. I use my part chain tool and saw that it was pretty well worn, surprisingly it was still at about 2% left. Anyway, long story short. I replaced it with a new one and it rides like a new bike now.
Great chain at a good price.
Genuine sram chain, works as expected.
Works like a chain. Easy to install.
If you have SRAM Force AXS then the chain is a must have. Fortunately, it's a great value and lasts a good while.
