Shimano Ultegra CN-6701 10-Speed Chain 116 links (Ampoule type connect pin)

I am an avid cyclist. This is my sixth Ultegra 6701 chain on a road bike with approx. 18,000 miles. These are high quality chains that with good care and lubrication will last upwards of 3,000 miles. I use Pro Gold chain lube and use a chain stretch checker (Park Brand) to check for wear.Note that this particular chain is for 10 speed Shimano Road Bike drivelines (105, Ultegra, Dura-Ace) and it does not have a master link. It has a pin that you press into the links. I prefer this style but it is much more difficult to remove and reattach chain as you will need to use a new pin every time you do it.Update: Noticed several people complaining about difficulty in cutting the pin. You don't cut the pin. If you have a decent chain tool (or a pair of pliers), you bend the excess part of the pin to snap excess part of the pin off, at the thin point. Tons of videos online show this process.

Feels great and it is helping me ride faster!

Working good

Size it and ride it! Works great!

My old chain was skipping so I got this one to replace it. The whole replacement process (with the chain tool) took maybe 5 minutes. The chain comes neatly packaged and greased. I've used it now for a few months and hundreds of miles with no issues.

Just a great chain for durability and wear. I go through a lot of chains! This is a great one.

I haven't installed the cassette yet, but it is labeled as the correct one for my 14 year old S-Works bike. I have used this 6700 11-28 for several replacements of the original and very expensive DuraAce (about $150 more). No reason to spend the extra unless you are racing and a weight wennie.Don't bother asking me about compatibility to your bike, I won't know (too many options). Ask: your bike shop, google, or YouTube

Fits my 10 speed Specialized Alize very well, and was easy to install. This chain does come with an extra connecting pin in a separate bag inside of the box. Don't lose it when opening!

I try to get the best I can find for a good price and this Shimano chain was great. This chain will work just fine with the Shimano cassette I just installed!

Genuine 100% authentic Shimano. Make sure you read the instructions and mount the chain properly because it is directional. The lettering should be facing you on the drive side with the outer link in front. There are very simple videos on YouTube for proper installation. People have a habit of installing them backwards which will damage your drive chain.

I bought two of these chains for my Madones and the difference is like night and day. I was replacing both older models of the 10 speed Ultegras and I was not disappointed…they are smooth, and added new life to my recently refreshed drivetrain…would purchase again!!!

This year has been the test….. family of four new to mountain biking… which means we are all epically great at falling and breaking parts. We have broken several derailures, chains, bar ends….. it’s been great!We have tried sram chains, shamans xt chains, cheap-o chains….. this Roadbike chain! Ultegra…. Has been the smoothest/quietest & more importantly strongest chain…. (Make that make sense to me!!! Thought for sure the xt would be way better- after breaking two within a few rides, done) literally ordered the first one of these by accident thinking it was an xt (late at night) thew it on the next morning and man…. Slowly converting all of the bikes over to this chain after they break.

The Ultegra chain is a solid piece of machinery. Smooth shifts and seamless integration with the rest of the drivetrain components — even if they aren't Shimano Ultegra. Interestingly, I have this chain on a SRAM 50/34 crankset with Ultegra Deraillerus and an Ultegra 11-28 cassette. No issues whatsoever. Everything shifts buttery smooth, once you get it all dialed in. These chains long time, though I swap mine out every few years to keep the rest of the drivetrain fresh.Only complaint? I wish this chain used a masterlink for easier install and repair, especially if you're out on the road. Instead, it has a connecting pin and you'll need a chain link tool to install. They are not expensive and super easy to use. Just YouTube the process.

Put these on the wife's bike. She said it really smoothed out her shifting, which was already quite good on her Roubaix. The sheet of paper that comes with the chain is not about installation. The only cue as to how to install the chain is a set of icons on a label on the plastic around the chain, showing that the side with the slots (for weight reduction) should be toward the bike, and the side with names and information (and no weight reduction slots), should face out from the bike. Installing it this way allows the beveled edges of the chain to engage with the chainwheel, for faster, surer shifting. No magic link like Sram chains. You drive the special long pin in place with a chain tool and then snap the extra length off with pliers. Not too bad, though a magic link would be faster.

I get Ultegra because it's worked for me for the last few years. I've got an Ultegra cassette and front gear and front derailleur set. The rear-derailleur is Dura-ace, but I find it hard to fork over the dura-ace price of a chain when my Ultegra chains have worked great for as long as I can recall.A few years ago, i rode about 2,000 miles without checking anything. Had to spend a bunch to change everything... Now, I change my chain promptly, and I have been riding with the same rear and front gears for the last 7,000 miles or so with no noticeable wear.Get a chain wear gauge such as the Park Tool Chain Wear Indicator CC-3.2 and check the wear on your chain. Once the 0.75 side gets in, time to change your chain. If the 1.0 side gets in, time to change your rear cassette (pricey). If the 1.0 side gets in and is wobbly, time to change the front gear as well (even more pricey).To install this chain, you will need a chain breaker such as a Park Tool Mini Chain Brute Chain Tool - CT-5 and put it in your under-saddle bag. If you ever have a chain break on a ride, you will be able to fix it enough to get home...

Just put this thing on my bike and I must say, it does look good.... It went on with no problems (if you have access to the right tools for the job) and only needed to have 5 or so links trimmed to fit nicely on my CX bike with no excess slack throughout the gear range. This chain is supposedly direction specific and is designed to shift easier than a standard chain... I have yet to see if this is true but my bike does need a tune-up so I need to sit down with it on an afternoon and get it nice and dialed in, then the added machining benefits may be more pronounced. The pin was alittle on the difficult side to put in but again, it comes down to having the right tools for the job (my chain breaker is currently out of commission)Overall it is a nice chain, but is the new 6700 chain worth the cost over an older style cheaper alternative? only time will tell.

I installed the new chain along with a whole new Ultegra 6700 drive train including derailleurs. The shifting performance has been fine. I am shifting with Dura Ace 7900 bar end shifters and the bike has not missed a shift. I am happy with the purchase. My rainy weather commuter bike has a 30 year old Suntour 5 speed drive train with a Walmart chain. It shifts nice too. When I switch back and forth between the bikes, I sometime keep an informal count of perfectly smooth and silent shifts. The Ultegra drive train makes plenty of perfect shifts. What surprises me is that the old Suntour drive train that has about 20,000 miles on it except for the new $8.00 Walmart chain also makes nearly as many great shifts. Of course the one shifting advantage for the Suntour is that it is only shifting 10 teeth between the chainrings instead of the 16 tooth difference on the Ultegra compact crankset and there is plenty of space between the cogs on the 5 speed cassette. I will get another 6701 chain when I need it. A cheaper one might work ok too, but I know that I don't even have to think about shifts with this chain.