Chains...

[o3jeff]

I take it is isn't a sram with a master link

 

[powbmps]

Don't know what it means, but....

My old bike has "Shimano CN-HG59" stamped on every link. It is the original chain that was on it when I bought it new.

My new bike seems to have the exact same chain, but there is one gold link that says "Sram 9-spd" .

 

[Marc]

HG stands for Hyper Glide... CN I believe is for Chain.

 

[wa-loaf]

HG stands for Hyper Glide... CN I believe is for Chain.

Anyone remember BioPace? Or does that just make me really old?

 

[severine]

Haha

Besides it's probably a POS SRAM

You make fun of mine? I've never broken a chain.

Knock on wood.

 

[bvibert]

Anyone remember BioPace? Or does that just make me really old?

My first real MTB had BioPace.

 

[powbmps]

HG stands for Hyper Glide... CN I believe is for Chain.

Any idea what the single Sram link is for?

 

[o3jeff]

Any idea what the single Sram link is for?

That should be the master link(power link as sram calls it). Should look slightly different than the other links(be able to slide and unhook it)

 

[bvibert]

Any idea what the single Sram link is for?

That's the power link (or quick link). Shimano doesn't make one, so if you desire to have a quick link you have to use another brand (works fine with Shimano chains). SRAM is the most popular, but other companies make them too, like KMC.