Joining a new chain - SOLVED

[I like Skol]

Make 'em out of old spokes, nice and springy.

I also have one made from a spoke, Swiss DT double butted stainless steel. Only the best for my bikes

 

[si_c]

Usually, yes.

Come to that, releasing a quicklink can normally be done without special tools by trapping it on the chainring and bashing it with the nearest available hard object.

Or you can push the side plates together and just slide them apart.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Or you can push the side plates together and just slide them apart.

I tried that with the old chain, when I was removing it to make way for the new. The quick link plates wouldn't budge (probably due to the fact that they'd been joined for many 1000s of kms), so I had to squeeze them together with a quick link tool (a pair of suitably pointy needle-nosed pliers would also have done this).

 

[DaveReading]

I tried that with the old chain, when I was removing it to make way for the new. The quick link plates wouldn't budge (probably due to the fact that they'd been joined for many 1000s of kms), so I had to squeeze them together with a quick link tool (a pair of suitably pointy needle-nosed pliers would also have done this).

Here's a link with a picture, from a CC post a few years ago, to the technique I described above: http://www.ctc.org.uk/file/member/201107050_0.pdf

 

[Shut Up Legs]

Here's a link with a picture, from a CC post a few years ago, to the technique I described above: http://www.ctc.org.uk/file/member/201107050_0.pdf

Now I see. That's a nice tip.