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Eseman
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I'm surprised you assert this. Until I encountered the Shimano quicklink mentioned, I've always joined Shimano chains with the Shimano chain-tool, whose design makes it impossible to drive the pin too far. (I imagine this accounts for a good number of chain failures.)
Shimano chains joined in this 'traditional' fashion ran and changed smoothly and have not yet delivered me to a fiery death. To be fair, neither has the chain joined with the quicklink but it was a devil of a job to fit — I had to take the bike outdoors to ride, and give the pedals a proper kick to get it pull up tight.