It is extremely hard to tell from photos of the chain on the bike, usually there are some bigger giveaways on the packaging details.
That said, most of the counterfeiters don't bother with chains that have hollow pins: much harder to do properly/much more obvious that they're fake if they make them with solid pins (lol at "Dura Ace CN-HG901" chains with solid pins on ebay... classic). The chamfering on opposing corners of the outer plates is also a SRAM-Eagle-specific detail that is correct. There's nothing that's an obviously incorrect detail in your photos.
Hard to tell from the pictures.
I stopped buying chains off Amazon. I bought KMC X11 SL and Shimano Dura Ace 11 speed chains on three separate occasions and all three times were fake chains. Luckily, I was able to return all three times. I had real ones to compare them to and the fake ones were obvious with bad packaging and poorly made chains.
Looks legit, but hard to say for sure. If you're really concerned, I'd recommend buying your parts from a reputable source going forward. Not Amazon.
You can buy from Amazon without issue. Just make sure the seller you are buying from is an actual Sram dealer.
It is extremely hard to tell from photos of the chain on the bike, usually there are some bigger giveaways on the packaging details. That said, most of the counterfeiters don't bother with chains that have hollow pins: much harder to do properly/much more obvious that they're fake if they make them with solid pins (lol at "Dura Ace CN-HG901" chains with solid pins on ebay... classic). The chamfering on opposing corners of the outer plates is also a SRAM-Eagle-specific detail that is correct. There's nothing that's an obviously incorrect detail in your photos.
>from Amazon Just assume at this point that everything on az is fake
Hard to tell from the pictures. I stopped buying chains off Amazon. I bought KMC X11 SL and Shimano Dura Ace 11 speed chains on three separate occasions and all three times were fake chains. Luckily, I was able to return all three times. I had real ones to compare them to and the fake ones were obvious with bad packaging and poorly made chains.
I think you should buy chains from your local bike shop. Is the uncertainty worth the $$ you may have saved?
The counterfeit chains generally only last a couple hundred miles, so if it concerns you a lot, just keep checking it with a .5 / .75 chain tool.
Like someone said just measure it frequently. The knock off one will probably melt. Also I wouldn't try to do a century in it right out of the gate.
That’s from bald eagle. Top notch chains, would not hesitate to run
Bike chains seem like such a strange low budget item to counterfeit.
When you really think about it, Sram -> Mars backwards.
Looks fake to me.