KMC X11SL 11 Speed 116L Bike Chain, CP Silver

Great chain on my all 6800 Ultegra drive train I hadn’t used a KMC chain for several years (had good experiences with them on my 10 speeds) but needed a quick replacement when the Wipperman Connex on my bike snapped unexpectedly. Amazon was able to get this one to me quickly but, the chain is just too noisy. I have a BMC Racemachine with 11 speed Di2 and it is very easy to perfectly index the gears for a nice, quiet ride but, while the shifting performance was fine, it just wasn’t possible to quiet this thing down. I ended up going to the…

I never knew much about KMC chains until I recently bought a gravel bike equipped with one. There’s really not a whole lot you can say about a bike chain, though. I’ve always used SRAM chains due to the simplicity of taking it off the bike for a thorough cleaning. Just undo the missing missing link and it’s off the bike. The KMC works the same way… one, two, three, and it’s off. One thing I’m totally not sure of, however. It’s said that you should use a new missing link each time you…