Timeline for Tools and spares needed to repair a chain on the road
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| Jun 8, 2014 at 0:00 | comment | added | alex | I carry one or two of these on most longer rides. kmcchain.eu/products-connectors-missing_links | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 15:26 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | The "new pin every time" thing is a fairly recent "innovation" from Shimano. There are several reasons for the approach, probably mainly that reusing a pin is tedious and is often botched. | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 1:18 | comment | added | whatsisname | "For the new narrower chains, I am not confident about reseting existing pins using any chain tool that you can carry on a bike." If I am not mistaken, pretty much all of the 10+spd chains require you to use a new pin any time you rejoin the chain, so you are right to be suspicious. | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 1:15 | comment | added | Móż | IME even 10 speed chains it's 50/50 whether pushing the pin back in will work at all. Magic links/master links are a cheap and lightweight solution. | |
| Jun 6, 2014 at 1:14 | history | edited | Fred the Magic Wonder Dog | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jun 5, 2014 at 22:10 | history | answered | Fred the Magic Wonder Dog | CC BY-SA 3.0 |