Timeline for What kind of master link is most convenient for IGH / fixie / ss setups?
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| Sep 4, 2011 at 11:45 | comment | added | Daniel R Hicks | Fastening any chain under load is a challenge. Probably easier with a master link than a chain breaker. I would guess that the bobby pin style master link would be a hair easier to install than an SRAM style. But one can "unbuckle" an SRAM with a pair of needle-nose in a tight situation -- reach into the chain with the noses of the pliers and press the two pins of the master link together. (Though, when there's slack, it's easier to just double-up the chain and use a pair of regular pliers on the plates.) | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 7:41 | history | edited | Goodbye Stack Exchange | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 4, 2011 at 6:42 | comment | added | Goodbye Stack Exchange | I struggled for an hour to get the masterlink installed under load before giving up and bringing the bike to the shop, head hung in shame. | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 6:40 | comment | added | teeber | I can almost see myself getting the power link to release under load, but installing it seems like it would be impossible. Also, I've got vertical dropouts, and don't want to mess with the eccentric bottom bracket just yet -- that's what I meant by 'dialing in slack,' because a half link seems like it'd be too much slack. | |
| Sep 4, 2011 at 6:27 | history | answered | Goodbye Stack Exchange | CC BY-SA 3.0 |