My first snapped chain

Last evening on a ride I snapped my first chain....a 10-speed Shimano.
A scary experience when riding in traffic (merging into a left turn
lane). Fortunately I didn't go flying over the bars and my momentum
carried me into the lane before I rolled to a stop.

It's a little embarassing to have to step off your bike in the middle
of a 4-lane road and then stand there waiting until oncoming traffic
clears so you can hobble to the sidewalk. Better than road rash, I
guess

Someone was smiling on me though. A 60 km ride + some of the nastiest
hills I've seen, and the chain broke about 0.5 km from my house. Due
to a slight downgrade, I only had to walk about 100 meters.

Can anyone recommend a really compact chain tool that works well?

Cheers,
Dave

Here is a Park tool that you might like.

http://www.parktool.com/products/det...=5&item=CT%2D6

I don't have this particular model but I have always been happy with
the Park chain breakers that I do have.

Lewis.

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Last evening on a ride I snapped my first chain....a 10-speed Shimano.
A scary experience when riding in traffic (merging into a left turn
lane). Fortunately I didn't go flying over the bars and my momentum
carried me into the lane before I rolled to a stop.

It's a little embarassing to have to step off your bike in the middle
of a 4-lane road and then stand there waiting until oncoming traffic
clears so you can hobble to the sidewalk. Better than road rash, I
guess

Someone was smiling on me though. A 60 km ride + some of the nastiest
hills I've seen, and the chain broke about 0.5 km from my house. Due
to a slight downgrade, I only had to walk about 100 meters.

Can anyone recommend a really compact chain tool that works well?

Cheers,
Dave

wrote:
Last evening on a ride I snapped my first chain....a 10-speed Shimano.
A scary experience when riding in traffic (merging into a left turn
lane). Fortunately I didn't go flying over the bars and my momentum
carried me into the lane before I rolled to a stop.

It's a little embarassing to have to step off your bike in the middle
of a 4-lane road and then stand there waiting until oncoming traffic
clears so you can hobble to the sidewalk. Better than road rash, I
guess

Someone was smiling on me though. A 60 km ride + some of the nastiest
hills I've seen, and the chain broke about 0.5 km from my house. Due
to a slight downgrade, I only had to walk about 100 meters.

Can anyone recommend a really compact chain tool that works well?

Ritchey, Topeak make portable tools that work well and include a
compact chain tool.

However, one reason why your chain "snap" was probably due to those
stupid pins Shimano uses. I recommend you get a removable link like the
10spd Wipperman Connex link and use that to join your chain together.

YES, despite the legalese from both Shimano and Wipperman, it the
connex link will work with a shimano chain. Do it, you won't regret it!

wrote:

Can anyone recommend a really compact chain tool that works well?

I use a Topeak Alien, which has just about everything, including a
chain tool. Or you can just get a compact chain tool that'll fit in a
saddle bag or something. Depends on how much you want to carry.

On 21 Jul 2006 05:27:49 -0700, "
wrote:

Last evening on a ride I snapped my first chain....a 10-speed Shimano.
A scary experience when riding in traffic (merging into a left turn
lane). Fortunately I didn't go flying over the bars and my momentum
carried me into the lane before I rolled to a stop.

It's a little embarassing to have to step off your bike in the middle
of a 4-lane road and then stand there waiting until oncoming traffic
clears so you can hobble to the sidewalk. Better than road rash, I
guess

Someone was smiling on me though. A 60 km ride + some of the nastiest
hills I've seen, and the chain broke about 0.5 km from my house. Due
to a slight downgrade, I only had to walk about 100 meters.

Can anyone recommend a really compact chain tool that works well?

Cheers,
Dave


The blackburn airfix has a chain tool on it. This is what I use on
the trails/road.

http://www.blackburndesign.com/co2.html

later,

tom

In article .com,
" writes:

Can anyone recommend a really compact chain tool that works well?

Ugh, I can't think of anything more useless than a "compact" version
of something that needs leverage to work well.

Anyway, the good ol' venerable Rivoli chain tool is the best thing
to get. It works on all kinds of chains, it's eminently graspable &
manipulable, and is still (I hope) available in lotsa places.
And they're somewhat more durable than those cheesy Park[TM] units,
although careless use can still bend the pin just as badly.


cheers,
Tom

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On Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:32:02 -0700,
(Tom Keats) wrote:

Can anyone recommend a really compact chain tool that works well?

Ugh, I can't think of anything more useless than a "compact" version
of something that needs leverage to work well.

Anyway, the good ol' venerable Rivoli chain tool is the best thing
to get. It works on all kinds of chains, it's eminently graspable &
manipulable, and is still (I hope) available in lotsa places.
And they're somewhat more durable than those cheesy Park[TM] units,
although careless use can still bend the pin just as badly.

My old Rivoli would break that heavy duty nickelled 1/8" Zed chain.

That stuff doesn't fit in either the Shimano knock-off or Park CT-6
portable tools I bought to replace it

MEC didn't have any or the replacement pins. I'm not sure their new
"Hyperglide" Rivolis will work on the HDZ chain.

La Bicycletta didn't have any either so I bought the Shimano that
looks similar. I bought the Park tool at Bike Doctor.

I will defend the suitability of the CT-6 for its intended use. It is
handy, compact and provides plenty of leverage. The pin is
replaceable but it only works on 3/32" chain.

It's as much wasted effort to carry the wrong tools as ones you never
use. I'm not a big fan of multi-tools so I pack only those tools that
fit the bike that's doing the carrying.
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I have one that I got at the Great Western Bike Rally that fits inside
my patch kit (it's less than 2 cupbic centimeters small). Unfortunatly,
I do not know if the maker, who basically did this out of his garage, is
still makng them.

Get a couple of snap on or quick release links and stick them in your
tool bag. Since busted links are usualy the outer links, these can be
snapped on in a jiffy.

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