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Shimano Ultegra & XT HG-701

Shimano Ultegra & XT HG-701
4.7 / 5
Average from 282 reviews
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120 reviews
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Photos from customers

5 / 5

Great business!

- Olaf, 14 April, 2024

Great delivery and the chain performs fine .

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Reliable fast shipping

- John, 26 March, 2024

Very good chain and a great price

Pros & Cons

Fast shipping
Good prices
Great product

5 / 5

Very good

- Reijer, 18 March, 2024

Been using it for years, driving around 4500 km yeah

Pros & Cons

Shifts well
Very good smooth chain
Automatic translation

5 / 5

To be repeated.

- Ad, 9 March, 2024

Shimano chain, as per description. Met expectations.

Pros & Cons

Easy ordering
Fast fat shipment
Good website
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Chain that goes very well.

- Eric, 6 March, 2024

It is a very good option when changing the chain, as Shimano groupsets are compatible.

Automatic translation

5 / 5

I have been using them for years.

- Leslie, 22 February, 2024

Shimano HG-701 11-speed chain is perfect for my Ultegra set up, I have been using them for years.

Pros & Cons

Durable
easy to install/remove
Well made

5 / 5

Excellent ( coat) price-quality ratio

- Piet, 13 February, 2024

Great chain and always competitively priced at Mantel. And that's not entirely unimportant when you wear out 3 in a year

Pros & Cons

Easy quick-link mounting
Low noise level
Reliable
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Very satisfied with quality and fast delivery

- Benny, 26 January, 2024

Very high quality,chain convenient to assemble by the supplied link.

Pros & Cons

Easy to assemble
Excellent quality
Missing Link is included
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Excellent chain with proper maintenance will last up to 10000 km

- Jan, 23 January, 2024

Fine chain

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Quality for your money

- Jens Bech, 7 January, 2024

I've tried several types of chains and always fall back on Shimano chains. I'm especially happy with the HG-701 chain.

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Highly recommended

- Sef, 13 October, 2023

Feels good on long rides

Pros & Cons

Easy to apply
Works well
Price on the high side
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Runs well yet price may be less.

- Sef, 13 October, 2023

Wears out rather quickly. KMC lasts longer.

Pros & Cons

Easy DI2 switching
Easy mounting
May last more kilometres
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Uncompromising ....Shimano

- Kees, 26 September, 2023

Wear and tear is minimal. So always good for me

Pros & Cons

Is Shimano so
Runs smoothly
Smooth shifting
Automatic translation

4 / 5

have been using this chain to your satisfaction for years

- Theus, 20 August, 2023

have been using this chain to your satisfaction for years

Pros & Cons

fast delivery
good price/quality ratio
switches well
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Quick and easy to change

- Julien, 31 July, 2023

Great product, easy to change

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Excellent product

- Edwin, 25 July, 2023

Product fully meets expectations

Pros & Cons

Good price/quality
Long service life
Strong
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Perfect for road use

- MANUEL CARLOS, 24 July, 2023

Very good chain but it doesn't last very long for me, or so it seems to me. I do about 4000 km on it

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Easy to use chain

- Anouk, 23 June, 2023

You put the chain on just like that in combination with the supplied link

Pros & Cons

Easy to use
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Top chain!

- Joost, 7 June, 2023

Chain was immediately at the right length which was a coincidence, set up with pins went well. Fine instructions for use.

Pros & Cons

Length
Price
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Smooth strong chain, fast delivery

- Hendry, 1 June, 2023

Recommended chain but not the right length, 116 links is too long for the 105 groupset. Mantel delivered quickly.

Pros & Cons

Durable
Fine chain
Self-lengthening
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Fine medium grade.

- Ewout, 15 May, 2023

Standard shimano

Pros & Cons

Quick
The right information
No
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Great price quality

- Jelmer, 5 May, 2023

Always nice to fix ff with a quick link.

Pros & Cons

Easy lay up
Value for money
Automatic translation

5 / 5

SUPER. Material is top

- Patrick, 27 March, 2023

This is top quality. Easy assembly. Chain with quick link is super

Pros & Cons

Everything as planned
Fast delivery
Super quality
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Regular hanging increases cycling enjoyment

- Timo, 11 March, 2023

Fine, been fitting original Shimano chains for years. Seem just a little more durable than KMC, make less noise

Pros & Cons

Durability
Easy mounting with missing link
Fast delivery
Low noise
Price
Can fit in envelope through mailbox, no box needed
No
Automatic translation

5 / 5

As usual a great price and always fast delivery.

- Jean-Claude, 9 March, 2023

I've been riding with this type of chain for years.

Pros & Cons

Great price
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good quality

- Stefaan, 7 March, 2023

Easy to install and durable

Pros & Cons

Easy to install
Good grip
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good quality

- Stefaan, 7 March, 2023

Easy to install and durable

Pros & Cons

Easy to install
Good grip
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Super product :-)

- Peter, 19 February, 2023

Very good when driving uphill, is very quiet

Pros & Cons

Durability
Heavy load possible
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Very fast

- Kegels, 25 January, 2023

Top delivery times

Pros & Cons

Very good product
Automatic translation

5 / 5

EVERYTHING AS YOU EXPECT IT TO BE!

- Richard, 21 January, 2023

Everything delivered as expected.

Pros & Cons

Easy to order
Fast
Price
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Mantel, ga zo door!!

- Marc, 19 January, 2023

Super snelle levering in stevige doos. Ketting is van goede kwaliteit en makkelijk te monteren met de meegeleverde quick link. Top!

Pros & Cons

Handige quick link.
Kwalitatief goede ketting.
Suoer snelle levering!
Waar voor je geld.

5 / 5

The best value for money

- Alejandro, 11 December, 2022

Long life and good price, the best-selling chain

Pros & Cons

Long life
Low weight
With quick link
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Quality at an attractive price

- DIDIER, 10 December, 2022

I have been replacing my chains annually for several years and have never been disappointed with this brand.

Pros & Cons

gearshift
price
quality
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good chain

- Gert, 7 December, 2022

Shimano chain runs as expected

Pros & Cons

Easy to mount with quicklink
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Been using the same chain for years. No reasons to switch.

- Tom, 6 December, 2022

Just fine. I don't use any other brand and type.

Pros & Cons

Smooth shifting
Wear-resistant
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Fine chain

- Martin, 6 December, 2022

With instructional videos (plenty to be found online) easy to assemble. Only on the fastener is an arrow that should be in loop direction, but then the other is in opposite direction anyway....

Pros & Cons

Easy to assemble
Runs smoothly
Arrows?
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Excellent quality - excellent product

- louis serneels, 5 December, 2022

Meets (high) expectations. Runs fine, no nasty noises.

Pros & Cons

easy to assemble
exactly what you expect
very easy to use
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Quality price

- José Eugenio, 2 December, 2022

Good value for money, although I have to check its durability in relation to other brands.

Pros & Cons

Chain locking link
Value for money
Somewhat heavy compared to other brands.
The increase in price of spare parts.
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Shimano quality, absolute reliability

- Maria Ángeles, 2 December, 2022

Like all Shimano products, quality, durability and reliability.

Pros & Cons

Duration
Reliability
Weight
Price
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Nothing to say about ultegra

- Juan Carlos, 29 November, 2022

An ultegra chain at a great price

Pros & Cons

Elasticity
Price
Shipping
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top value for money

- Jean-Paul, 26 November, 2022

I prefer to use an ultegra chain because it's cheaper than the dura ace and I change it more often to keep the same sprocket set (on average 3 chains on 1 cassette).

Pros & Cons

Easy to assemble yourself
Fully compatible with dura ace 11v groupset
Less expensive than the dura ace chain and just as efficient
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Fine chain

- Ella, 26 November, 2022

Fine, lasts reasonably long. Had to change on the road bike after 3500km, when the chain was stretched 0.75

Automatic translation

4 / 5

Good chain

- Luc, 21 November, 2022

Chain lasts a long time

Pros & Cons

Good quality
Long lasting
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Very good product

- Thierry, 14 November, 2022

Changing my same brand bicycle chain

Pros & Cons

Attractive price
Original product
Sturdiness
Automatic translation

5 / 5

XT 11V quality

- Ene R, 7 November, 2022

Quality chain, good durability.

Pros & Cons

Almost top
Price/performance ratio
XT Quality
Somewhat inferior to the XTR chain
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Reliable, high-performance, and good benefit/cost ratio...

- Giorgio, 5 November, 2022

Used for racing. Mounted with false linkage. Precise and quiet shifts.

Pros & Cons

Good durability
Native Ultegra groupset chain
Quiet in shifting
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good product fast delivery

- Esther, 29 October, 2022

Excellent fast delivery

Pros & Cons

Just good product
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Great service!

- Ghislain, 19 September, 2022

in use for many years, always ok

Pros & Cons

fast delivery
price ok
quality
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Super satisfied

- Jochim, 16 September, 2022

Fast delivery , easy assembly thanks to supplied lock

Pros & Cons

Price quality very good
No
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good product

- christian, 15 September, 2022

Product as described

Pros & Cons

Competitive price
Compliant
Quick delivery
I don't see any
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Good and fast delivery

- Paul, 6 September, 2022

Good in use good quality

Pros & Cons

Good delivery.
Good quality.
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Good value for money.

- Tom, 5 September, 2022

Easy assembly. Back cycling without chain falling off.

Pros & Cons

Fast delivery
no
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Perfect

- Jean-Noel, 1 September, 2022

Super-fast delivery

Pros & Cons

Durability
Quiet
A little expensive
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Great product

- Cor, 26 August, 2022

Pros & Cons

Comes with missing link
Good value for money
Great chain
No
Automatic translation

5 / 5

I recommend

- Geoffrey, 13 April, 2022

Top value on ultegra

Pros & Cons

Comfort
Prices
Ras
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Bo value for money

- Albert, 31 March, 2022

Always taken this chain, value for money, smooth passages. Could do better in terms of longevity, control with the wear indicator rather quickly at 0.75 only on the road. ps; I avoid chain crossovers, and I'm also a compact rider.

Pros & Cons

Quick link included in packaging
Smooth gear shifting
long life
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good chain incl missinglink is super.

- Dirk, 19 March, 2022

The chain with link is super that is better as a break pin to connect the chain .

Automatic translation

4 / 5

Makkelijke en degelijke ketting

- Sam, 8 March, 2022

Na-winterse kettingwissel waardoor alles weer soepel draait. Met korting kwam de ketting op nog geen 40 euro uit, perfect!

Pros & Cons

Makkelijk te installeren
Prijs/kwaliteit
Quick-link

5 / 5

Qualitatively perfect necklace

- Klaas, 7 March, 2022

Meets expectations, Shimano quality, is always good

Pros & Cons

Good quality chain
Lasts a long time
Price, though expensive
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Simple and efficient

- Anthony, 19 February, 2022

Really top-notch, with no noise and normal service life when serviced regularly!

Pros & Cons

Great value for money
Automatic translation

5 / 5

value for money

- Georgios, 19 February, 2022

This gain is exactly what you want from the Utlegra series.

Pros & Cons

contains chain clip
ready for use
value for money

5 / 5

Highly reliable

- Marc, 7 February, 2022

Ultra fast and fully compliant

Pros & Cons

Compliant
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Original shimano chain....what else.

- Vannes, 3 February, 2022

Excellent chain ,original,for shimano ultrega

Pros & Cons

Sliding
Sturdy
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good quality without a large outlay

- Jose maria, 30 January, 2022

Silent chain, easy to install

Pros & Cons

Good value for money
Quick link
Smooth and silent chain
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Fine chain

- Jonathan, 12 January, 2022

Does what it's supposed to do. Runs nice and quiet on a GRX 810 (the previous chain made some noise). Let's see how long it lasts. It's pretty heavy, hope this means it will last too. We'll see.

Pros & Cons

It runs nice and quiet
With quick link
Heavy
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Product and delivery are top notch!

- Jan, 22 October, 2021

Good value for money.

Pros & Cons

easy assembly
fast delivery
price/quality
nothing
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top quality as usual from Shimano's Ultegra line

- Oliver, 21 October, 2021

Top quality as usual from Shimano's Ultegra line

Pros & Cons

Fast shifting
Quality
Quiet drivetrain
Hard to get at the moment
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top product

- Jerry, 12 October, 2021

Easy assembly and have been happily driving this type for years.

Pros & Cons

Easy assembly
In Stock
Quality
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good chain meets all expectations

- Rob, 27 September, 2021

For several years I have been very satisfied with this type of chain. Excellent lifespan of over 4000 km with regular maintenance. Good to keep clean. By means of the quicklink assembly is a piece of cake.

Pros & Cons

Average weight
Easy to assemble
Easy to keep clean
Lifetime
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top as a combo deal

- John, 20 September, 2021

Good chain and with combo deal even cheaper

Pros & Cons

Just a good chain
Price
No
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Super quality

- John, 13 September, 2021

Dr put on and shifts like new again

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Just right

- Richard, 7 September, 2021

Easy to assemble and just a good chain

Pros & Cons

Easy to assemble
Good quality
Automatic translation

4 / 5

good and strong product

- JOS, 31 August, 2021

good chain

Pros & Cons

roll t good
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Positive

- Ken, 3 August, 2021

Delivered what was on the site.

Pros & Cons

Fast delivery
Good quality
No
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top quality chain

- Jasper, 27 July, 2021

Piece of cake to put m on. Also for the first time. Bike runs like new again.

Pros & Cons

Easy to assemble
Quality
Within 1 day in house
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Reliable chain

- Wouter, 26 July, 2021

An easy-to-assemble chain that always shifts well and instantly.

Pros & Cons

Always good and solid
Easy assembly
Price quality ratio
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Excellent.

- G.F.M., 2 July, 2021

Wonder how long this one will last

Pros & Cons

No tools required
Shifts fine
Pricey
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Smooth, durable chain

- Jurjen, 18 May, 2021

Use the shimano ultegra chain standard, good chain, somewhat pricey though

Pros & Cons

Light
Slightly pricey
Automatic translation

4 / 5

A chain you can rely on

- Gerhard, 12 April, 2021

The Shimano 11 speed chain of Ultegra quality has high wear resistance, long life and with the "quick release" easy to change and mount. It is a relatively expensive chain. On the other hand, it is a chain of quality.

Pros & Cons

Easy to assemble
Long service life
Wear-resistant
Price
Automatic translation

4 / 5

A chain you can rely on

- Gerhard, 12 April, 2021

The Shimano 11 speed chain of Ultegra quality has high wear resistance, long life and with the "quick release" easy to change and mount. It is a relatively expensive chain. On the other hand, it is a chain of quality.

Pros & Cons

Easy to assemble
Long service life
Wear-resistant
Price
Automatic translation

5 / 5

good product

- Lander, 2 April, 2021

This chain is long lasting and high quality. The chain is easy to install yourself thanks to the quick-link.

Pros & Cons

durable
easy to install yourself
high quality
Automatic translation

4 / 5

top product

- Bert, 30 March, 2021

No problems with it yet+ the change link with it is very practical.

Pros & Cons

sustainable
no
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Fine all-round chain

- Robert S, 26 March, 2021

Second chain on my racer. Quiet and accurate shifting. Replaced in time when the chain starts to get noisier.

Pros & Cons

Less hard steel so less wear on cassette
Super quiet
Dark chain (no bling bling)
Needs replacing after 3000 km on average
Not the cheapest chain
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good chain

- Wim, 26 March, 2021

Quality Chain

Pros & Cons

Good price
With quick link
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Top product !

- Andy, 24 March, 2021

Good quality

Pros & Cons

Price quality
No
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Good chain this Ultegra

- Bas, 22 March, 2021

Excellent chain runs smoothly and quietly, lasts many miles but I still had to replace it after 13500 km

Pros & Cons

Runs smoothly and quietly
(wears out fairly quickly I think)
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Perfect chain

- Tjerk, 22 March, 2021

Smooth chain.

Pros & Cons

Good quality
Incl Missing link
Manual
Pay attention to which side to mount
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Fast delivery, website works perfectly, seen worse elsewhere

- Pieter, 21 March, 2021

Exactly as expected

Pros & Cons

Fast delivery, delivered earlier than in advance a
No
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Satisfied

- Jan, 21 March, 2021

Good value for money and fast delivery

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top product.

- Mees, 18 March, 2021

Strong chain with low friction

Pros & Cons

Smooth
Solid chain
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Solid/quality fine and good price

- Ton, 18 March, 2021

For years with the same kind of cassette and chain Shimano Ultegra&XT. And for years thickly satisfied with the quality of these products. Many kilometers without problems. But of course on time maintenance as it should be.

Pros & Cons

Excellent chain price/quality
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Little money for a good product

- Piet, 14 March, 2021

Automatic translation

5 / 5

satisfied with my purchase for my son-in-law

- Karin, 12 March, 2021

prime quality

Pros & Cons

perfect
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top Product. Excellent service from Mantel

- Bob, 12 March, 2021

Top chain use them for years, could be made a little lighter. Difference with light chains is very big in price though

Pros & Cons

Quality
Solid
Supplied with Missing Link
No
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good product ! Fast delivery .

- Albert, 8 March, 2021

The link that comes with the chain is especially handy.

Automatic translation

5 / 5

Top product

- Koen, 7 March, 2021

Top leverancier

Pros & Cons

Past perfect
Snelle levering
Geen

5 / 5

Perfect

- Roberto, 24 February, 2021

Shimano products an absolute certainty

Pros & Cons

Excellent compromise
Original Shimano
Automatic translation

5 / 5

Good quality, noticeably better than the previous one ( unbranded).

- Jan, 14 February, 2021

Pros & Cons

Runs very smoothly
Switches lightly
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Nice smooth chain

- Evert, 13 February, 2021

Good quality chain for a good price . PLEASE, fast and well delivered next day Top.

Pros & Cons

Good
Price
No
Automatic translation

4 / 5

Nice smooth chain

- Evert, 13 February, 2021

Good quality chain for a good price . PLEASE, fast and well delivered next day Top.

Pros & Cons

Good
Price
No
Automatic translation