DaveReading
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I thought I'd treat my 8-speed tourer to a new chain (and possibly a new cassette), my current one having done about 5,000 miles, so I can't complain.
You don't seem to be able to get my current chain, a Shimano HG50, these days, though you can get an HG40 - what's the difference?
Or if I go KMC, it seems to be a choice between £15+ for a whizzy plated one or a lower-end Z8 (but I'd rather have a 7.3 mm chain, if only because I already have some KMC quicklinks of that size).
Is there any reason why a KMC Z7 wouldn't be compatible? For reasons I don't understand, it seems to be the only chain they market as 6/7-speed, rather than 6/7/8-speed, but I can't work out why.
You don't seem to be able to get my current chain, a Shimano HG50, these days, though you can get an HG40 - what's the difference?
Or if I go KMC, it seems to be a choice between £15+ for a whizzy plated one or a lower-end Z8 (but I'd rather have a 7.3 mm chain, if only because I already have some KMC quicklinks of that size).
Is there any reason why a KMC Z7 wouldn't be compatible? For reasons I don't understand, it seems to be the only chain they market as 6/7-speed, rather than 6/7/8-speed, but I can't work out why.