Anyone have any opinions or experience on using a third party master link on a 10-speed chain?Specifically in this instance, a Shimano HG54 4700/Deore/SLX HGX 10-speed chain? The main options seem to be SRAM, KMC and Connex. SRAM seems pretty certain that its 10-speed Powerlock can't be re-used, which seems to miss the point rather. KMC doesn't seem so coy as SRAM about its link being used on other people's chains (rumour has it that KMC makes a lot of Shimano's chains anyway) but the closure mechanism doesn't look as secure as the Connex. On the other hand, the Connex design looks like it might be able to foul some parts of the drivetrain - and it seems to be difficult to get hold of.
So: which one works like a charm and/or which one kill me, the bike, or both the first time I use it?
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