NEW Oil Slick Colourway Chains!
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Description
Known and trusted for great products, this 11-speed chain is the perfect addition for geared set ups now with an Oil slick finish!
- 11 speed Gear Shift chain suitable for MTB, Gravel or Road use.
- Outer plate chamfer for fast shifting and laser cut outer plates for weight saving.
- Power riveted pins with chromium carbide coating for secure strength.
- Self-lubricating system with Ni-PTFE Teflon coating for increased durability.
- Quick Link re-usable joining link for easy maintenance.
- Oil Slick Finish.
Specifications
11 Speed |
1/2 x 1 1/128" |
5.5mm |
116 |
includes QR and Pin join options |
Oil Slick |
Color Family
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Bike Perfect Verdict
Strong, corrosion-resistant and decent shifting chain with fashionable color options at a fair price. Go silver for good value though
Pros
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Corrosion-resistant
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Decent shifting
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Re-usable join link
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Silver is good value
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Old School splittable
Cons
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Oil-slick is pricey
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Not as quiet as SRAM/Shimano when new
The 11-speed Gusset GS-11 chain is designed for both on- and off-road use and its standard silver model has worked well for us, whatever the weather and ratios we’ve thrown at it.
Now the Gusset GS-11 comes with a trendy oil-slick finish which, while it looks great, adds nearly 50 per cent to the standard chain's retail price.
To work out whether this particular model actually brings anything else to the table, other than the flashy colors, we've put it through its paces and compared it to the standard chain.
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It's significant that the Oil Slick Gusset chain costs so much more than the standard, because, besides the color, the silver GS-11 and the oil slick version are exactly the same top-spec chain.
Both use chamfered outer plates to speed up shifting, and those outer plates are slotted to save a few grams, too. The pins are DHA Chromium Carbide hardened and the whole chain gets a Ni-PTFE coating to increase slipperiness and durability.
That means the chain has shrugged off all the weather, grit, salt and low gear straining we’ve thrown at it since last year, first on our winter road bike and then on our gravel test bike. Even when we’ve ridden well past the squeak there’s no signs of corrosion and wear apart from the humped joining link. That’s designed to be re-useable and Gusset says there’s no issue splitting and re-joining the chain by pushing rivets in and out conventionally either.
Shifting is slightly noisier and a little slower than top-spec Shimano and SRAM chains comparing new to new, but after a couple of months of riding the comparison was close enough that it was hard to call. Corrosion resistance certainly seems more forgiving of poor after-ride care than mid-range chains from the big brands, too.
Verdict
If you’re more concerned about longevity and corrosion-resistance than the slickest shifts when new, Gusset's chains are definitely worth looking out for. However unless you're committed to the Oil Slick aesthetic, go for Silver to get more value for your money.
Prices: Gusset GS-11 Oil Slick chain
- 11-spd Oil Slick: £64.99
- 10-spd Oil Slick: £44.99
- 11-spd Silver: £49.99
- 10-spd Silver: £27.99
Guy Kesteven is Bike Perfect and Cyclingnews’ contributing tech editor. Hatched in Yorkshire he's been hardened by riding round it in all weathers since he was a kid. He spent a few years working in bike shops and warehouses before starting writing and testing for bike mags in 1996. Since then he’s written several million words about several thousand test bikes and a ridiculous amount of riding gear. To make sure he rarely sleeps and to fund his custom tandem habit, he’s also penned a handful of bike-related books and talks to a GoPro for YouTube, too.
Rides: Pace RC295, Cotic FlareMax, Specialized Chisel, Vielo V+1 gravel bike, Nicolai FS Enduro, Landescape custom gravel tandem
Height: 180cm
Weight: 69kg