Is it worthwhile pairing a Hyperglide cassette to a HG chain?

[Widge]

I replaced the (8spd) cassette om my roadbike recently with a Shimano 'HG' one. My current chain (sram pg850) had very few miles on it so I kept it in service.
But...
although the d/r, chain and cassette all shift to order and the the set-up is properly indexed, there is quite a lot of 'fuss' and clank going on when shifting up AND down that wasn't there on my previous sram cassette.

Leads me to wonder whether there is any mileage in fitting a matching Shimano HG chain and whether that might make the shifting 'slicker'?

I never quite got the hype around chains.......fondly imaging a chain was a chain and none were significantly 'better than another - certainly at the cheaper 8spd end of the range.

Appreciate any thoughts or experience on the matter.

Best

w

 

[the_mikey]

I prefer Sram cassettes and kmc chains.

 

[400bhp]

I replaced the (8spd) cassette om my roadbike recently with a Shimano 'HG' one. My current chain (sram pg850) had very few miles on it so I kept it in service.
But...
although the d/r, chain and cassette all shift to order and the the set-up is properly indexed, there is quite a lot of 'fuss' and clank going on when shifting up AND down that wasn't there on my previous sram cassette.

Leads me to wonder whether there is any mileage in fitting a matching Shimano HG chain and whether that might make the shifting 'slicker'?

I never quite got the hype around chains.......fondly imaging a chain was a chain and none were significantly 'better than another - certainly at the cheaper 8spd end of the range.

Appreciate any thoughts or experience on the matter.

Best

w

Don't-they are made of cheese.

 

[Widge]

Don't-they are made of cheese.

Ok.....Thanks!,,,,,,I thought as much.

Maybe things will bed-in better over time. I'm not having any mis-shifts as such.

Many Thanks

w

 

[jessand]

I've been assured by the lbs that the shimano chain gives far better performance but I use Sram chains and can't see any difference.

 

[ianrauk]

I've been assured by the lbs that the shimano chain gives far better performance but I use Sram chains and can't see any difference.

Your lbs is talking bollocks......
KMC and SRAM chains are just as good, in fact imo, better then Shimano. They certainly last longer and seem to be stronger.