KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain Reviews
Review score: 9.4/10 – Updated October, 2024
Latest Price: £27.4 – Save 24% (RRP: £35.99)
Take a look now to discover what makes KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain worthy of a review score of 9.4 out of 10.
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KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain features
KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain
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Spec 1
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Colour: Silver Other Chains found with this Spec: 764 |
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Spec 2
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Size: Narrow – 100 Links, Wide – 100 Links Other Chains found with this Spec: 1 |
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Spec 3
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Speed: Single Speed Other Chains found with this Spec: 82 |
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Feature 1
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Use: Internal gear, BMX, track and fixed gear Other Chains found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 2
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Plating: Nickel Other Chains found with this feature: 3 |
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Feature 3
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Speed: Single speed Other Chains found with this feature: 21 |
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Feature 4
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Pin Length: 9.5mm Other Chains found with this feature: 2 |
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Feature 5
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Links: 100 Other Chains found with this feature: 3 |
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Price
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£27.4 |
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Quality
Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Chains. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain.
The first thing is material. Looking at what KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.
Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Chains. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.
There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Chains. Brands like KMC are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.
Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Chains category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.
Comparing Prices
Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Chains.
It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.
Price of KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain
So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain.
We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £27.4 in our latest search.
Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.9 out of 10 for price.
Average price of Chains
Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Chains.
We found 168 in the Chains category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £26.83, making it above average at £27.4.
It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Chains. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £114.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £3.49.
With 168 products available we worked out that 63 cost more than KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain and 104 were cheaper.
Cost of KMC products
At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 60 products from KMC, of which 53 were in the Chains category.
For now though we’re looking at KMC branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £22.57 making this product above average.
You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest KMC product we found was £3.49 and the highest price we could find from them was £94.99.
Of the 60 from KMC, 20 were more expensive than KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain and 39 were cheaper.
How much are KMC Chains?
We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at KMC products that are listed in the Chains category.
The average price of the 53 products that match this search was £24.17, with the cheapest coming in at £3.49 and highest price was £94.99. With the average being £24.17, KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain comes in above average.
20 products that meet this search were more expensive than KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain and 32 were cheaper.
KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain Reviews
Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.
There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.
1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.
2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.
Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain reviews there.
Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.5 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Chains category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.1 out of 5.
Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain or another similar product, like KMC E11 11 Speed E-Bike Chain reviews or KMC Z1EHX EPT Single Speed Chain reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Chains.
Brand
As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Chains. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with KMC, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.
YouTube Video of KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain
Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain reviews.
Summary
Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of KMC K1SL Single Speed Chain. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 9.4/10 overall.
Further product details
- Product ID 1: 25308844295
- Product ID 2: 762671UK
- Brand: KMC
- Model number: BK1SLNN00
- RRP: £35.99
- EAN: 4715575891354
- Description: KMC K1SL Single Speed ChainThis brilliant chain is specifically engineered for single speed use as it provides you with excellent smoothness and reliability. Part of KMC’s Super Light range, this solid model features 100 links which are nickel-plated to gives you outstanding durability wherever your ride takes you. Whether you’re tricking it out at the skate park on your BMX or cruising around the city on your fixed gear bike, this versatile component offers dependable performance on every run. Features: Use: Internal gear, BMX, track and fixed gear Plating: Nickel Speed: Single speed Pin Length: 9.5mm Links: 100Buy KMC Components from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
- Full Category: Components > Chains
- Savings percentage from RRP: 24%
- Size: Narrow – 100 Links
- Unisex
- 8.59
- Adult
Other options for Chains
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KMC HL1 Single Speed Chain reviews, KMC 101NR EPT Missing Link reviews, or we really liked the look of KMC E1NR EPT Missing Link reviews as another alternative.