Need to replace the chain on my 10 speed road bike that is currently hooked up to a trainer. It’s a shimano drive train.
I’m just confused on how exactly I get this chain off and also which chain to buy? Are all 10 speed chains the same? Are there road bike specific chains? Do I need special tools to get this one off?
Thanks in advance. I don’t know barely anything about bikes lol
The only thing I do know is I ordered a “chain wear tool” off Amazon and according to it it’s time for a new chain.
by BetterThingsOutThere
17 Comments
Yes it is
Yes
Yes it is, and bro please for the love of god clean your chain. You might need to get a new cassette while your at it as well
yes , but bro , put your chain in diesel for a few hours. Trust me, you will take it out and it’ll be Squeaky clean
Yes that’s the quick link. The easiest way is to use a quick link tool. It’s like pliers with notches to hold the chain and squeeze the link together.
Depending on how worn the link is, you might be able to release it with your fingers. But that chain looks really nasty so I probably wouldn’t.
I like KMC 10 speed chains. KMC x10 on Amazon is $30 and comes with a new quick link.
In order to replace that chain you’ll also need a chain breaker. The new chain will come too long. As long as the chain you have now is the right length, you’ll want to just resize the new chain to the same length. You’ll use the chain breaker to remove extra links.
You’ll also want to give the chain ring a good cleaning. Not sure what trainer you have but whatever cassette or sprocket that it uses should also be cleaned. That just looks really wet and dirty so anything in the drivetrain should get cleaned up so you don’t deposit a lot of that crap onto the new chain.
You can use a set of needle nose pliers to squeeze the link or just use a thin shoe lace.
Put it through the links on either side of the link as if you were going to tie a knot and give it a sharp pull.
You can reuse the link but they are fairly cheap so just replace it.
Yes, but at this point it looks more like a slow link
I would invest in one of those Park Tool chain cleaners. They allow you to clean the chain on the bike. Even if I was replacing this one. What a greasy mess. At least get some rags and run it through a wad of them first.
The link you posted got deleted for whatever Reddit reason. I found the right one on Canadian Amazon, it’s in the mid $30 CAD price range. The one you posted looks sketchy and might end up being a fake.
That chain is giving me a ton of anxiety
yes, but bro, your chain looks like the time has come for a good degrease, clean and moderately-lube-the-chain-rollers routine. Please, don’t be tempted to just keep adding oil, sadly it doesn’t work like that
Its actually link from the legend of Zelda
Christ man, Clean your drivetrain
*squints through chain lube*
Yes. I think.
Yes. Quick link, master link, master lock, I’m sure there’s a few more names for them.
Did you lube it in waste oil ? Cut it off with an angle grinder and get a new chain.. good lord…
Clean the chainrings too. The oil on the chain transfers to the chainrings also.