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Reusing Quick Links?
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Seems like there's been a thread on this before, but I can't recall a clear conclusion. I've been going through SRAM PC48's for a couple years now and mostly throwing out the used quicklinks. Lately been fooling around with larger chainwheels so have had to splice in an extra linke or two. That got me thinking that it might be nice to have a little box of extra links laying around at no extra cost. So: has anybody been reusing these things with impunity? Yes, but they can be bought separately for small change, so why bother? |
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The SRAM links are a licensed version of the Craig's SuperLink. I have
not seen a Craig's package in a while but they used to say that the link should last through about two chains, in other words, it wore a bit more slowly than the standard chain link. Not sure if the materials in the SRAM are equivalent and that is true, but I would be tempted to try to reuse one on a second chain but not with 'impunity'. - rick |
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Seems like there's been a thread on this before, but I can't recall a clear
conclusion. I've been going through SRAM PC48's for a couple years now and mostly throwing out the used quicklinks. Lately been fooling around with larger chainwheels so have had to splice in an extra linke or two. That got me thinking that it might be nice to have a little box of extra links laying around at no extra cost. So: has anybody been reusing these things with impunity? -- PeteCresswell |
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(PeteCresswell) wrote: Seems like there's been a thread on this before, but I can't recall a clear conclusion. I've been going through SRAM PC48's for a couple years now and mostly throwing out the used quicklinks. Lately been fooling around with larger chainwheels so have had to splice in an extra linke or two. That got me thinking that it might be nice to have a little box of extra links laying around at no extra cost. So: has anybody been reusing these things with impunity? -- PeteCresswell They wear just like a chain link. Broken chains really hurt. I would not, do not reuse them. |
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(PeteCresswell) wrote: Seems like there's been a thread on this before, but I can't recall a clear conclusion. I've been going through SRAM PC48's for a couple years now and mostly throwing out the used quicklinks. Lately been fooling around with larger chainwheels so have had to splice in an extra linke or two. That got me thinking that it might be nice to have a little box of extra links laying around at no extra cost. So: has anybody been reusing these things with impunity? -- PeteCresswell Others have suggested keeping a used quick link in your saddlebag as an easy way to reconnect a broken chain if that should occur. Emergency use only for you or others you may be riding with. My latest quick links are $2.95 after the various discounts. New chain, new quick link. Or if you buy SRAM chains, the quick link comes as part of the price. |
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well, i guess it depends on how often yawl clean your chain, how gritty
it gets while running, blah blah blah when new chain time comes, take a look at the links shafts! is one side thinner than the other? is there a ledge worn into the shaft's middle? is it time to change your socks? then, on the other hand, we could say that some links are worn more than other links. this may or not be true depending on your point of view but in general our opinion rests on the idea that some chain links are reusable under some conditions 1. poverty 2. a UPS strike 3. the lbs really doesn't like you 4. you went an invested in tweo connex links and can't get your lazy expletive deleted together to file the little expletive delted down to spec 5. you threw away the used links-seven years worth. boy are you stupid. you don't throw stuff away.that's your first mistake. but i doubt it. there are two other factors to consider or implement: a) some chain links runs are better than others, and c)road grit conditions change wioth the seasons. i hope this is of some help. |
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:38:41 -0700, "(PeteCresswell)"
wrote: Seems like there's been a thread on this before, but I can't recall a clear conclusion. I've been going through SRAM PC48's for a couple years now and mostly throwing out the used quicklinks. Lately been fooling around with larger chainwheels so have had to splice in an extra linke or two. That got me thinking that it might be nice to have a little box of extra links laying around at no extra cost. So: has anybody been reusing these things with impunity? Not necessarily with impunity, but certainly with success. I caliper the pins, and if they're not worn, the link goes into the spares bin. About one in three passes the test, by the way, so I also have a number of spares of the KMC "single use" snaplink sitting here, on which the little nubs that are intended to make them non-removable have mysteriously vanished, leaving file marks behind. Oddly enough, I haven't had any trouble with them coming unsnapped, despite the lack of the nubs. YMMV. -- Typoes are a feature, not a bug. Some gardening required to reply via email. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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Per Qui si parla Campagnolo:
Broken chains really hurt. Been there... and agree 1000%... -- PeteCresswell |
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