Description
Your Drivetrain Is Only As Strong As Its Chain
When you spin the cranks, you often take for granted every link of your chain grabbing every cog of your cassette every mile of every ride. That is, until the day it stops, leaving you stranded.
Prevent this by upgrading to Shimano's XT/Ultegra CN-HG701 11-Speed Chain. Its anti-friction Sil-Tec coating and precise, reliable construction ensure long life and smooth pedaling. Whether you're on the road, trail, or somewhere in the middle, the HG701's asymmetrical design will keep you shifting consistently through your 11-speed drivetrain so you can focus on enjoying your ride.
Features:
The racer's chain for mountain and road bikes
Anti-friction coating keeps lost watts to a minimum
Includes a quick link for easier installment
Sil-tec coating
Quick-link included
Compatible with all Shimano 11-speed drivetrains
Weight: 305g (126 Links)
B-Stock - This product has one or more B-Stock units available. These units can be purchased at a discount (see option select). B-Stock units were returned from other customers and may have missing or damaged packaging materials. These units are otherwise as new. The full manufacturer warranty applies. Click Here for more information.
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Always have a fresh, waxed quality chain ready!
by John Kappelman
Northern Wisconsin
The Shimano's CN-HG701 11 Speed XT/Ultegra Chains are flawless on the electronic shifting drivetrains. I routinely clean and then hot wax all my chains. They�re whisper quiet, the entire drivetrain stays clean as a whistle, and I keep several chains cleaned, waxed, and ready to go. Having several chains saves time as I can quickly clean and wax several chains at once, and no dirty chain lube products on me, or my bike!
Reviewed 3/7/2024
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Arrived quickly in good order
Purchased to replace Shimano Ultegra 11speed road bike chain. It arrived in good order and is working perfectly. Installation is in a specific orientation so chain engraved notations are facing outward. A chain break tool is required to remove links and properly size the chain by pushing out a link pin. Requires a surprising amount of force. Reconnecting using the supplied quick link which adds two link pins. In my case 112 total links = 110 plus two from quick link reconnection.
Reviewed 8/11/2023
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The standard for quality
by Stuart
Cycling Enthusiast
Houston, TX
The ratio of longevity to weight can't be topped. I wax my chains, ride about 150 miles per week, and these never seem to wear out. Even if you happen to have a DuraAce groupset, I would use this chain.
Reviewed 11/24/2023
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Chain that I would recommend to others
by SF Dude
Cycling Enthusiast
San Francisco, CA
Super durable and high quality chain. Currently testing it with Silca Wax products and found that it is extremely suitable for this use case.
Reviewed 1/18/2024
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Great source for chains!
by DPK Cyclist
Competitive Racer
North Carolina
Great chain. Been using this one for years and it works like a gem.
Reviewed 1/4/2024
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Works well.
by Merlin
Cycling Enthusiast
Portland, OR
8 of 8 customers found this review helpful.
Just put this new chain on. It uses a quick link instead of the old pin technology. That seemed to simplify installation for me.
I'll definitely pick this chain for my the replacement on another bike.
Reviewed 2/14/2019
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Best chain ever
by S Nelson
Daily Commuter
DuPont, WA
0 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
This is the only chain I use on Shimano drive trains. Great value, great wear if you look after it. shifts great.
Reviewed 9/8/2023
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go to chain
by mike t
Competitive Racer
arizona
Shimano on Shimano. just works
Reviewed 12/4/2023
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A good chain is your best friend.
by Marine74
Cycling Enthusiast
God''s country, Northern Michigan
When things go wrong with your transmission it's easy to blame the components that YOU have manipulated.
A bicycle is no different than a performance car.
Tuning is critical. Micro adjustments are a fact of life, and a piss poor chain line is a recipe for early chain and casset failure.
I only use original manufacturer parts because I understand that they are engineered to work together in harmony when properly installed.
Semper Fi Shimano, you are the cat's meow!
Reviewed 9/26/2022
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Came very well package.
Thank the the staff there on helping me select the right compatible components for my bike.
Reviewed 11/30/2023
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Just a chain really
Reviewed 11/9/2023
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Smooth and reliable chain
by Anonymous
Cycling Enthusiast
Decatur, GA
I like the quick disconnect feature of this chain. It also is smooth and quiet.
Reviewed 11/2/2023
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Way better than KMC
by KatyTX
Cycling Enthusiast
Houston
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
I put a KMC on my Gravel bike and it only lasted a couple hundred miles before it was stretched out. The Shimano has held up quite a bit better.
Reviewed 10/16/2023
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Out of spec out of the box, reached 0.75% after 742 miles.
by drerle
Cycling Enthusiast
Northern NJ
3 of 6 customers found this review helpful.
This chain came out of the box with 0.5% chain wear and hit 0.75% after just 742 miles.
I suspect that some of these chains are counterfeit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79K-T0RWV84
Reviewed 4/11/2023
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Great product at a fair price!!
by cycling after 50
Competitive Racer
Knoxville TN
I added this chain to my 400-500 mile rotation.....it's perfect for my road bike training....
Reviewed 9/22/2023
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Works well
by Anonymous
Clearwater FL
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Easy change from worn chain. Had to adjust derailleur slightly after install. Shifts quickly and quietly. The supplied Quick Link works great!
Reviewed 9/11/2023
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Smooth shifting and durable
by Heath
Cycling Enthusiast
Missouri
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful.
I just can't find a better chain than this for my Shimano 105 set-up. I ride mostly gravel and this chain hold up to constant sandstone and limestone gravel roads. I ride about 4000 miles annually, and go through 3-4 chains/year.
Reviewed 7/20/2021
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Great chain as advertised
by Harry
Cycling Enthusiast
Albany NY
Quick, smooth shifting, durable upgrade to 105. This is my standard chain now.
Reviewed 1/20/2023
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Shimano chain. Always good
by Anonymous
Daily Commuter
San Jose CA
1 of 1 customers found this review helpful.
Been using Shimano chains for the past 20 years. 9spd, 10spd, 11spd. They work fine. Don't last forever, but they work fine. Now it's nice, Shimano includes quick-links with their chains.
Reviewed 7/17/2023
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0.5% Chain wear out of the box
2 of 7 customers found this review helpful.
I urge you to check your chain with a chain wear tool before you install it. I�ve had several new Shimano chains arrive with 2/3 of their wear already present (0.5%) in the new chain. The KMC chains I have bought arrived with 0% wear.
Reviewed 10/31/2022
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