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Does a magic link or Powerlink require removal a regular chain link first?
Authentic 8/9/10 speed and some 11 speed Shimano chains are provided with a one-time use pin that is pushed in and the stub gets snapped off. That the LBS used this makes a lot of sense, over ...
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Does a magic link or Powerlink require removal a regular chain link first?
The usual term in English is quick link. Powerlink may be a trademark. Nevertheless, that or magic link would be understood.
With a quick link, you join two ends that are made from the inner links. ...
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I put my bike on the bus and now the chain can't stay on
If the pedals keep moving when your feet are completely clear, then they're being pushed/pulled by the chain, which is being driven by a jammed up freehub inside the rear cassette. The sound of ...
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SRAM quick link reuse
As a chain-waxer, I reuse master links dozens of times. I've had ~3 break while riding, normally while accelerating away from a traffic light stop.
The symptom is that the link clicks together with ...
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SRAM quick link reuse
Prior to 2013, US Patent 5,362,282 covered "reusable master chain link(s)":
A reusable master chain link for a derailler chain ...
Most quick-link designs haven't changed since pre-2013, ...
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SRAM quick link reuse
Unofficially, all quick links can be reused, even if they are not rated for re-use. They will not explode if you snap them closed a second time. That said, the SRAM and Shimano links snap closed very ...
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Chain rubs on a bigger cog on the cassette. Wrong spacing?
The cogs should be evenly spaced. On a normal Shimano HyperGlide type cassette the smaller cogs should have plastic spacers between them. It’s possible whoever installed the cassette forgot the spacer ...
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My Shimano EZ fire plus on the right side isn't shifting below 3 and the left one wont shift above 3
At first I suspected a twist/grip shift, but no these are integrated flatbar brakes and shifters.
So you have two problems, which may be related. Shifting with shifter, and the chain not staying in ...
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How does paraffin chain wax perform in winter conditions (snow, road salt, -20° C)?
In my experience with immersion waxing, when temperatures drop a few degrees below freezing the wax in the chain stiffens and starts to impact shifting. You adjust the barrel a little and get going, ...
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How does paraffin chain wax perform in winter conditions (snow, road salt, -20° C)?
The home-brew wax lube I use (paraffin wax and tungsten disulfide powder in a slow-cooker) doesn't seem to like the cold (noticeably higher friction) even only down to -10 to -15C.
I don't commute in ...
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Can I use a chain gobbler on my kettwiesel trike to accommodate shorter and taller Riders as I move the boom in and out?
A "chain gobbler" is a recumbent device that takes up slack in a chain.
A regular bike derailleur gear system can do this with the cage in the rear derailleur, and they may have a capacity ...
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New chain -no grinding , new cassette and chain -grinding
That really sounds like an indexing issue. The cable tension isn't as it should be. Barrel adjusters at the shifter or where the cable enters the rear derailleur can be turned to fine-tune how the ...
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