Sponge Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 (edited) .. Edited April 26, 2014 by Sponge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spikenipple Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Chains are a piece of piss to remove/install. You just put the chain link inside the chain tool and screw it down until you can pull the pin out, then the chain is unlinked after you've pulled the unpinned link out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Limbo (Trials Chimp) Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Is chain removal and installation hard at all? ← No. And are chain breaker tools also used for installing chains? Yes. It'll be dead easy, the most anoying bit is getting stiff links out, but a bit of link flexing usually sorts it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Dont chain breakers have a bit on them for sorting tight links out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Limbo (Trials Chimp) Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Dont chain breakers have a bit on them for sorting tight links out ← Yeah they do, I found flexing the chain by hand way more effective though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philking Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 (edited) Third one down on the list of this link is amazing - Park tool chain brute. Thats the one i use, it is simple to break and join the chain. And this is probably the best tool to use. ;) Edited April 11, 2005 by philking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smo™ Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Lucky it didn't fall apart on a massive drop gap ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilite Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 I'ts real easy if you have the tool. I'd strongly recommend paying a little more for a decent one though. The Park Tool recommended is a real good idea. Everyone I know that's had a chain tool has either broken or bent theirs so it now doesn't work. My LBS has a Park one, and it's used ten times more than any of ours, is still straight, and is also a damn sight simpler to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 My chain fell off the other day when I tried to pedal up a little ramp we made outta some pallets and a piece of wood. Luckily though I herd it go and jumped off the bike. Was really lucky though because before I decided to go up the ramp I had bin doing 6ftish gaps between pallets. That chain tool shown is really good, I have 1 of them. The other 1 with the blue handle for £22 (I think) is also really good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendee Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 yeah the ct3 is awsome and for 22 quid from bikedock you really cant go wrong, i just bought mine from leasurelakes for 30 quid so thats a bargain. and yeah just be thankful the chain didnt fall aprt on a drop gap or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 11, 2005 Report Share Posted April 11, 2005 Lucky it didn't fall apart on a massive drop gap :- ← Thats what i was thinking. Better falling apart when your not riding your bike. Get a chain tool from TartyBikes nice and cheap. Buy a KMC cool chain while your there anyway, dont put an old chain on, not worth the risk. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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