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@M_V
Got a fake Deore chain recently.
Rusted up dead quick. It wasn’t even that much cheaper, £15 and the genuine one I bought from crc to replace it was only £18.
Disappointed in myself for not noticing when I received it.
Packaging was ‘off’, box too glossy, bag inside not the right material but I just thought it’d maybe been a while since I handled a Shimano chain. It had a split link as well which really made me suspicious but again, thought maybe Shimano had done away with the break away pin.
Used it in the wet once and it was solid the next day. Tried to clean and relube it but it just kept getting stiff links/sections.