SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector Review

SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector Reviews

Review score: 9.2/10 – Updated October, 2024

Latest Price: £3.75 (RRP: £3.75)

Take a look now to discover what makes SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector worthy of a review score of 9.2 out of 10.

SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector Review


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SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector features

SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector specs

SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector
Spec 1

Colour: Silver, Gold, Black

Other Chains found with this Spec: 1

Spec 2

Size: 8 Speed PowerLink, 9 Speed PowerLink, 10 Speed PowerLock, 11 Speed PowerLock

Other Chains found with this Spec: 1

Spec 3

Speed: 8 Speed, 9 Speed, 10 Speed, 11 Speed

Other Chains found with this Spec: 1

Feature 1

Offers a simple and tool-free solution.

Other Chains found with this feature: 1

Feature 2

Suitable for road or MTB use.

Other Chains found with this feature: 1

Feature 3

Lightweight and durable.

Other Chains found with this feature: 3

Price

£3.75

Number of Reviews

542

Review Score

4.6 / 5

Average score in category: 4.1/5

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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 SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector.

The first thing is material. Looking at what SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector 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 SRAM 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 SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector.

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 SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £3.75 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 9.6 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 below average at £3.75.

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 166 cost more than SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector and 1 were cheaper.

Cost of SRAM products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 302 products from SRAM, of which 25 were in the Chains category.

For now though we’re looking at SRAM branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £186.89 making this product below average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest SRAM product we found was £2.99 and the highest price we could find from them was £2300.00.

Of the 302 from SRAM, 300 were more expensive than SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector and 1 were cheaper.

How much are SRAM Chains?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at SRAM products that are listed in the Chains category.

The average price of the 25 products that match this search was £22.69, with the cheapest coming in at £3.75 and highest price was £58.91. With the average being £22.69, SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector comes in below average.

24 products that meet this search were more expensive than SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector and 0 were cheaper.


SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector 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 SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 9.3 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 SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector or another similar product, like SRAM PC971 9 Speed Chain reviews or SRAM PC951 9 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 SRAM, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.


YouTube Video of SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector reviews.


Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector. 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 9.2/10 overall.


Further product details

  • Product ID 1: 25010945937
  • Product ID 2: 189016UK
  • Brand: SRAM
  • Model number: 72.2742.200.750
  • RRP: £3.75
  • EAN: 710845007507
  • Description: SRAM PowerLock Chain ConnectorPowerLock chain joining links have been developed by SRAM as a simple, tool-free solution to joining up your SRAM chain. Whether you’re fitting a new chain in your workshop or making a quick repair at the road or trail-side, these chain links will get you back to riding in no time. Although no tools are required, these links can only be used once as once they’re closed, they’re closed for good.Reasons to Buy: Offers a simple and tool-free solution. Suitable for road or MTB use. Lightweight and durable.PowerLock Chain Connector 10-speedFeatures: Single use only (cannot be opened and closed again) No tools necessary to install From a long line of tough, light-weight chain engineering from SRAM Compatible Speed:¬†10-speed Chain Connector Type:¬†PowerLock Colour:¬†Black Chain Connector Finish:¬†Black OxidePowerLock Chain Connector 12-SpeedFeatures: Single use only (cannot be opened and closed again) Compatible Speed:¬†12-speed Road Chain Connector Type:¬†PowerLock Colour:¬†Silver Chain Connector Finish:¬†NickelSRAM Eagle PowerLockFeatures: Single use only (cannot be opened and closed again) Compatible Speed:¬†12-speed MTB Chain Connector Type:¬†PowerLock Colour:¬†Silver or Rainbow Chain Connector Finish:¬†Nickel or BrassPowerlinkNormally, a chain is as strong as its weak link, but with a PowerLink chain joining link in your chain this rule does not apply. These links are every bit as strong as the rest of the chain’s links, plus you can open it again to make a repair or change your chain length. This can all be done without any tools, making these links the perfect choice for workshop, trail-side or road-side repairs.PowerLink Chain Connector 8-speedFeatures: Multi-use (can be opened and closed again) Compatible Speed:¬†8-speed Chain Connector Type:¬†PowerLink Colour:¬†Silver Chain Connector Finish:¬†NickelPowerLink Chain Connector 9-speed Multi-use (can be opened and closed again) Compatible Speed:¬†9 speed Chain Connector Type:¬†PowerLink Colour:¬†Gold Chain Connector Finish:¬†Brass*SRAM Chain Connectors Powerlink / Powerlock are sold as 1 linkBuy¬†SRAM Components¬†from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
  • Full Category: Components > Chains
  • Size: 8 Speed PowerLink
  • Unisex
  • 0
  • Adult

Other options for Chains

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Chains. 168 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching SRAM PowerLock Chain Connector included,
Blackspire Snaggletooth Narrow Wide Chainring reviews, Blackspire SuperPro Chainring reviews, or we really liked the look of Hope Retainer Narrow Wide Chainring reviews as another alternative.

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