Quick link direction.

[Salty seadog]

Morning,

My Whyte 901 came with a KMC chain with quicklink, I noticed the other day during a mickle session that the quick link has an arrow on it. This is not pointing in the direction of chain travel. I can't think it makes much difference but if it does please enlighten me.

 

[Markymark]

If you have it the wrong way, time goes backwards.

And you end up in Norfolk.

 

[Tim Hall]

Aren't KMC quick links the two piece sort? With one piece "pointing" one way, and the other the other way? So if your visible arrow is pointing backwards, what is the other one doing?

 

[mjr]

Not noticed that on KMC links or most others, but it might vary by speed and single-use/reusable. I think it's only Clarks links that I've used where it mattered because they were noticeably convex on the "outside" and the chain skated if it was wrong.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

The chain travels in all directions but mostly in two parallel runs. At some stage the arrow points in direction of travel.
I have not seen a KMC link with an arrow. Can you post a photo?
Some links are asymmetric (Connex) and require careful orientation otherwise they contact the spacer between sprockets on the high gears where the spacer is not that deep down.

 

[subaqua]

And you end up in Norfolk.

Or Thanet

 

[Shortandcrisp]

And you end up in Norfolk.

Sadly, no longer true!

 

[Racing roadkill]

Morning,

My Whyte 901 came with a KMC chain with quicklink, I noticed the other day during a mickle session that the quick link has an arrow on it. This is not pointing in the direction of chain travel. I can't think it makes much difference but if it does please enlighten me.

It's a directional link, for a directional chain. The chain link plates are different on the sprocket side, to enable better / smoother shifting ( particularly upshifting). I've put directional chains on 'back to front' in the past. The sky has fallen in, angels have been seen weeping, the four horsemen of the apocalypse turned up at my door, and refused to leave until I put the chain on the right way round.

 

[Salty seadog]

It's a directional link, for a directional chain. The chain link plates are different on the sprocket side, to enable better / smoother shifting ( particularly upshifting). I've put directional chains on 'back to front' in the past. The sky has fallen in, angels have been seen weeping, the four horsemen of the apocalypse turned up at my door, and refused to leave until I put the chain on the right way round.

It shifts perfectly, maybe it's not a directional chain. The chain is a sram pc 1110 11 speed.

I originally said it was kmc but was mistaken.

 

[Salty seadog]

Apparently Google tells me that chain is multi directional so it seems not to matter.

 

[Salty seadog]

Aren't KMC quick links the two piece sort? With one piece "pointing" one way, and the other the other way? So if your visible arrow is pointing backwards, what is the other one doing?

Not noticed that on KMC links or most others, but it might vary by speed and single-use/reusable. I think it's only Clarks links that I've used where it mattered because they were noticeably convex on the "outside" and the chain skated if it was wrong.

The chain travels in all directions but mostly in two parallel runs. At some stage the arrow points in direction of travel.
I have not seen a KMC link with an arrow. Can you post a photo?
Some links are asymmetric (Connex) and require careful orientation otherwise they contact the spacer between sprockets on the high gears where the spacer is not that deep down.

My mistake, it is not on but a sram pc 1110 11 speed which is multi directional. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Salty seadog]

Or Thanet

Oi, I cycle to Thanet regularly.

 

[Bazzer]

It's a directional link, for a directional chain. The chain link plates are different on the sprocket side, to enable better / smoother shifting ( particularly upshifting). I've put directional chains on 'back to front' in the past. The sky has fallen in, angels have been seen weeping, the four horsemen of the apocalypse turned up at my door, and refused to leave until I put the chain on the right way round.

Yeh but apart from that how was the riding

 

[Racing roadkill]

Apparently Google tells me that chain is multi directional so it seems not to matter.

Some are, some aren't. It's not a difference that most people would notice anyway. I've had a couple of people come to me having noticed that they've put a directional chain on back to front, and after it's been sorted, not noticed.

 

[Salty seadog]

Do you stay there though?

Best to keep pedaling, a moving target is harder to hit.