The chain test project found that DA is are typically the fastest chain on the market by around 0.5w over any other chain including the YBN SLA. Over most real world road bike chain lengths weight savings are typically around 10 to 15grams vs YBN SLA, 15 to 25g vs some of the heavier top level chains. The Titanium chain is the lightest chain in the world – but at a fairly hefty price premium vs the top of the line YBN SLA.
The YBN SLA Titanium chains are the exact same chain however the ROLLERS are made of titanium. It can be a little confusing as the YBN SLA Gold / Black chains have Ti-N plating (Titanium Nitride), Silver chains are Nickel Plated. *Note gold and silver chains you also have option of solid plate or laser cut outs – this is a cosmetic choice, there is a 3 gram weight difference between solid plate and plate cut out options. YBN also has leading edge chamfers on outer plates for outstanding shifting performance on both sides of the chain so neither the chain or master link is directional.Īvailable options for YBN SLA – as is with factory grease Ultrasonic cleaned and waxed or Fully Race Optimised. Dura Ace chains are a touch faster out of the box, but possibly for a shorter window of time before this advantage is matched or reversed in favour of YBN.įor those looking for the best balance of outright speed, retaining low friction performance for a very long time, class leading outright longevity & weight, best compatibility with mspeedwax / wax based lubricants, as well as outstanding shift performance – ZFC still ranks the YBN SLA as on balance the best 11speed chain on the market. *Note – as chains wear their efficiency drops. The patented Nickel PTFE low friction coating on YBN also match up extremely well with mspeedwax for longer run per wax treatment before sounding and feeling dry. The YBN SLA is very fast, typically within around 0.5w of fastest chain (dura ace) however it has approx 50% greater longevity vs Dura Ace / Ultegra chains. The YBN SLA remains Zero Friction Cycling’s top recommendation due to it’s overall balance of outright efficiency, outstanding longevity, and coatings that get along very well with fastest lubricants on the market (Mspeedwax / UFO etc).
#10 vs 11 speed full
As recent data release with UFO drip v2, it has shown Silca Hot Melt is around 1w faster than race powdered msw chain, as such FULL RACE optimised chains now undergo all the same steps but will be waxed with Silca Hot Melt and not race powdered after wax break in run).
#10 vs 11 speed update
**LATEST UPDATE ON FULLY OPTIMISED RACE CHAIN PREP OPTION – up till 20/11/20 this was done with mspeedwax and race powder (after controlled chain break in, many ultrasonic cleaning rounds, ultrasonic wax with fresh wax, controlled wax break in run – then the race powdering application would occur). (*Note YBN chains come with a non directional master link, the master link is silver regardless of chain colour selection).
*** Additional Note lead time for Silca Hot Melt Prep and Absolute Black Graphene Prep is approximately 1 week as chains are prepped once ordered***
** Note lead time for Full Race Optimisation Prep is approximately 1 to 2 weeks**
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