Shimano CN-HG93 Ultegra/XT 9-Speed Chain

Good chain, works like it should.

Shimano makes a good product. While any company may make a lemon from time to time, Shimano designs are pretty sound. And the 9 speed chain is now decades old in design and has stood the test of time. In comparison to today's more delicate chains, this is a workhorse. I installed this on a 26 year old Trek carbon bike which came with and still uses a triple front cog and 9 rear gears. It may be out of date (I don't know) but it was great to be able to replace an aging part with OEM equipment so many years after its introduction. I've put about 50,000 miles on the bike and been through 4 or 5 Shimano 9 speed chains. This one seems as good as any of the earlier ones.

Wore out a cassette with an overstretched chain - my bad - chain was skipping on cogs. Replaced the cassette and put another brand of chain on my bike. Started getting dropped chains on bumpy sections. Not sure why. Replaced with this Shimano chain and it's been smooth riding since. Shifts well and stays on. Would buy again.

I always use these chains. My favorite. Just make sure you put the pin in correctly so the link articulates freely.

The Shimano and KMC chains all shifted well. I couldn't tell the difference.The Shimano was possibly easier to install because I bought the required pin driving tool and don't have a special tool for master links.3745 miles on my LBS installed Shimano XT/Ultegra CN-HG93 9-speed chain.I bought 2 of these and got 2565 and 3139 miles out of those, replacing as soon as they hit 0.75% wear.The Shimano chain went up in price, so I bought 2 of the (then cheaper) KMC X9.93 chains next.The first KMC chain is now at 5074 miles and just hit the 0.5% wear mark on one section across the master link. I'll replace it with the second KMC chain shortly.Group riding on a hybrid. Compact double 9-speed (Sora 34/50t, CS-HG400 11-34t). No racing, plenty of hill climbing, very little standing.

Excellent quality, you do need a chain breaker to install it and you usually have to adjust the length. If you know what your doing this is exactly what you want. If your a novice your better off passing on this chain.

Don’t buy any other chain if you’re a casual rider that wants a durable chain.

I bought a 14 speed bicyle--because that is what I wanted--I just ride city and beach bike trails, so I have no need for 30 speed drivetrains. I also installed an FSA N10, 53/39 chainring set along with a Campagnola Record front derailer. The 6-7-8 speed chain width was 7.4 cm--too wide for front chainring. 10 speed chain was only 6.1 cm --too narrow for cassette. This chain is 6.6 cm. It is also a Hyperglide chain and so was my seven speed cassette. This chain was the perfect choice to mate all of the parts together. No grind on the chainrings. Smooth shifting by the Campagnola, and no hangup or skipping on the cassette. Sounds like an abortion? It works so much better than the installed Shimano matched set and gives me that "Oh yeah!" buzz when I rotate through the gears.