I pulled this chain apart and put back together so many times while dialing in this drive train. Switching derailleurs, adjusting chain length etc… too cheap and lazy for quick links I thought it would be fine just putting the pin back in and then moving the chain side to side (the way it doesn’t want to move) to loosen up the connection… anyway luckily I realized I forgot my water 5 minutes into my ride today and turned back… and then my chain broke on my way back up my driveway. Thank glob for n+1
by bikinibottomrealest8
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You either need to get proper replacement chain pins or a quick link. You got off easy this time
I made a chain like 10 links too short once 😭😭😭 I found the chain calculator website soon after lol
To be fair, it sounds like you needed the reminder. Honestly, honestly can’t believe you would ride a chain like that. Someone was looking out for you today.
> Thank glob for n+1
Aw, maths!
Yeah, I don’t know if you know this, but most modern chains (IE, 7sp RD and up) generally don’t have reusable pins any more. You can’t just pop ’em in and out like you could on older chains, (IE, 1sp to 5sp RD chains. -ish.)
They’re actually riveted now in the sense that the pins are captured by the plates and caps on the rollers, and you destroy those rivets when you break them, which is why we now use quicklinks.
If you want to be frugal save every quick link you find. Even the “one time use” ones are mostly reusable at least a couple of times if you use a quicklink tool and don’t mangle ’em.
Sure, there is some risk of reused quicklinks failing, but it’s generally less of a risk then trying to force pins back into modern riveted chains.