415 R1 MX Chain

Renthal

£29.95

Renthal R1 Chain is a high-performance, lightweight, low-friction, non o-ring chain specifically engineered for racing at the highest levels. Often described as "the best motocross chain available", the R1 Chain has high resistance to elongation and severe abrupt stresses encountered in MX SX racing. This is achieved by manipulating raw material composition to increase tensile strength and yield strength Each R1 Works Chain features chamfered inner links, extended bushings, shot-peened outer plates and manufacturing processes. This reduces weight in a durable and safe motocross chain that can

Renthal's own words, read from their page.

Buy from RenthalPrice seen 2026-09-04. Affiliate link.

Where this comes from

The part other shops don't tell you. Three separate questions, kept separate on purpose, each with its source.

UK company
Registered at Companies House as RENTHAL LIMITED, number 01224533. Checked 2026-08-29.
Means the business is a British legal entity, not a British-sounding name owned elsewhere. It says nothing about where anything is made.
UK operations
Stated by the company: "In October 2000, the Renthal factory was destroyed by a massive fire. What replaced the original factory was a completely new, state of the art manufacturing and design facility. Renthal's 49,000 sq. ft. factory houses a huge and diverse range of production, quality control and R&D machinery and equipment." Source.
Means people employed here, or premises they actually work from. We keep this separate from the company badge because a registered office can be an accountant's spare room, and a company can be registered in Britain while everything it does happens somewhere else. Where we have not looked, we say so rather than assuming.
British-owned
No majority shareholding traced outside the UK. Companies House.
Read from the register of people with significant control, following the chain of holding companies. It does not gate anything: a firm can be made here and owned elsewhere, and that is worth telling you rather than hiding.
Where it is made
The maker doesn't say, so neither do we.
This is about the individual product, not the company. A British firm can sell things made abroad, which is normal and not a criticism. We would rather tell you which is which than average them into a score.