The only derailleur chain here, and it publishes its width
SRAM 6/7/8-speed, 1/2" × 3/32", 114 links
SRAM’s 6, 7 and 8-speed chain: 114 links, a published 7.1 mm (0.28 in) width, and a PowerLink quick link in the box.
What you are getting
A derailleur chain for 6, 7 and 8-speed drivetrains: 1/2” × 3/32”, 114 links, 7.1 mm (0.28 in) wide, with a SRAM PowerLink quick link included. $15.99.
It is the only derailleur chain in this group, and the widest-published one here
Four of the five chains on this page are single-speed at 1/8” (3.18 mm (0.13 in)). This is 3/32” (2.38 mm (0.09 in)) and SRAM publishes the actual figure the sprocket spacing cares about: 7.1 mm (0.28 in) overall width.
That number is what the buying advice on this shelf is really about. Count the sprockets, get the speed count, and the width follows — 7.1 mm (0.28 in) fits 6, 7 and 8-speed cassettes and nothing narrower. An 11-speed drivetrain needs about 5.6 mm (0.22 in), and this chain will not run in one.
The PowerLink is included, which matters more on a derailleur chain
“SRAM PowerLink included.”
On a single-speed bike you can usually break and rejoin a chain over a sprocket. On a derailleur bike the chain threads through two cage pulleys and a front mech, and removing it for cleaning is a job you will skip if it needs a tool every time. A quick link in the box is the difference between a drivetrain that gets degreased and one that does not.
Of the three chains already published on this shelf, the KMC e10 includes a MissingLink and the other two do not.
And the weight contradicts itself, in the same bullet
“Number of Links: 114… Weight: 310 g (10.9 oz) / 114 L.”
The relevé for this listing records 349 g (12.3 oz). Both figures are from the same page, so one of them is the chain and the other is the chain plus its packaging and PowerLink — SRAM does not say which. Thirty-nine grams on a chain is a real difference and there is no way to resolve it from the listing.
Take 310 g (10.9 oz) as the manufacturer’s figure for the chain and 349 g (12.3 oz) as what arrives in the post.
Its fitment claim is the broadest on this page
“Fits Shimano, Campy.” And “for City, MTB, Race, Trekking, and Hybrid Bikes.”
At 6 to 8 speeds that is true, and it is a genuine property of the era: before 9-speed, chain and cassette brands were interchangeable. The chains published here cover the same ground — the Prophete at 6/7/8 and the Shimano HG 40 at 7/8 — so this shelf now has three chains for the same drivetrains, and the PowerLink is what separates this one.
What is not published
No plating or coating, no pin length, no stated wear life, and no resolution of the 310 g / 349 g gap. The bullet is a single run-on line of comma-separated facts, which is thin presentation of unusually good data.
Availability
Read on the day this page was built: $16 at the American Amazon shop.
Read from Keepa on the day this page was last revised; stock and price both move without notice.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 2026-10-06. The live price is at the top of the page.
