This is just an example how how to use a master link…. Not all chains have master links. Some are riveted together all the way around like half link chains and stuff. So this does not apply to all bike chains people keep that in mind. If you don’t see a link that looks like the one in the video or of the link has a it has a small u shaped clip around the rivet that’s another kind of more common master link this will only work on that specific link.
@@christiankeim if you use cheap components, or hit your chain/gears hardly, the chain can get stuck and you wont be able to pedal anymore. You would have to disassemble the chain where the damage has been done, you might even need to disassemble the derailleur. You might have been cycling like a psycho but you still took enough care of your bike for this to never happen and or you werent riding crazy enough 😂😂
@@Spiralitism what? You started with, "if you use cheap components" I don't use cheap shit so clearly this would be "your" kinda problem, not mine. Pretty simple. Get what ya fucking pay for. 😂 I can't even with you fucking kids hahahahaha
@@i-kneed-therapy I needed this today. Rear mech got mangled. Needed to split the chain to get it off but I couldn’t. If I could have split the chain, I could have removed the rear mech and put the chain back on and used it as a single speed bike to get me home 😢
Sometimes I now add a second quick link on my chain. If the chain comes apart, you'll always have a way to fix it! You can distort the link though with this method, but you'll get another chance.
I have cycled for over 2 decades and 40 thousand miles over 2 different bicycles. I haven't had the occasion / desire to look for the quick link yet but I will do so next time I get a chance. Edit: Since I commented I have found out I didn't have master link and instead I had to purchase a tool to remove a pin. I also have replaced my chain and cassette and all of my intermittent slipping problems are totally solved. It was about $75 in parts and tools to replace these on Giant Talon mountain 29 inch wheel bicycle with a 3x8 Shimano drivetrain.
Uhhh, have you checked your chain? 40,000 miles over 2 bikes seems like quite long enough that you should have chain stretch and skipping gears every so often. I don't get anywhere near that and I replaced a chain when I got over 1% of stretch causing gear skipping.
@@kickassnetwork When it starts skipping I get out the spray of dry lube and spray the chain while rotating the pedals backwards for a minute or so. I am using a Giant 29 inch bicycle with a 3x8 drivetrain. The previous bicycle was a diamondback wildwood 2003 with a 2x8 i think. I am not sure of the model of Giant. I think it was a March 2018 or 2019 purchase.
What kind of trail side issue would this fix? I'm thinking if I need to remove the chain trailside, I've either got a broken chain I need to replace a link in, r other drivetrain issue I need to shorten my chain to work around...
Thanks! I’ll definitely be using this sometime soon. My bike has seen better days, and it needs to go to the shop again. Now if my chain ever pops off while I’m riding again, I’ll just do this.
These replacement chain links are not designed to be removed, only to rejoin a chain(after removing the damaged chain link). These links have a flexible back plate to make fitting simple and don't have the tensile strength of a normal link
@@mikuramsay The chain wear doesn't matter. No one reads the instructions apparently. All you have to do is push together each side of the link together and then slide them in opposite directions to unlock it. I don't have a tool for this and have done it a countless number of times over the years when maintaining my bikes.
@@joshafc41 oohhh...I see now, turns out sram only makes powerlinks for 1-9 speeds, while the ones from 10 speed and up are called powerlocks, my bad. i've only had experience with sram chains from 10 speed onwards. thanks for enlightening me.
HOOOO Guy, ok you open the quick link of the chain, but then how do you remove a link without tools??? (you forgot to say that you have to change this link each time you open it! Without forgetting to mention the direction of rotation…). Gégé, Lausanne - Switzerland.
Bullshitt! You can open and close them more often then you ever need to! I take out my chain every 200km for cleaning and rewaxing on my enduros. Quick link still lasts longer then the chain. Getting 1000-1500km out of a chain while pulling the juniors with the ebike, and 1500-2500km on the regular bike (that might be because i do 1000km in bikeparks every year with it) 😆.
I don't recommend running a quick link, but if you do, carry a spare. They do occasionally fail and get lost. Much more reliable to carry a small chain breaker, then if something happens to your chain, you can replace. or shorten any section of chain at the roadside.
It’s rare but sometimes you can get a twisted chain or when a chain comes off an gets stuck in the frame or cassette /spokes. Helped me out a few times 🤟
@bencastor9207 Find one. Don't act smart, there are rocks everywhere you go. You live on a rock, use that. In all seriousness though, if you're in the city or on a road then there's a pothole somewhere with loose gravel. You're going to hike your bike until you find one, or end up calling someone to come pick you up lol
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe if you need to shorten the chain to single-speed length, after destroying your rear derailleur, but then you'll still need to extract a rivet.
This is a really good question. In 1000s of miles of riding I’ve never needed this. Yes, I’ve broken chains while riding multiple times, but this isn’t needed in that case. Above posters offered some unusual reasons. Here’s another: Yesterday on a trail came across a guy whose chain guard came loose and he wasn’t able to fix it without removing the chain.
I agree with the people talking about Sram Powerlinks. No tools needed and I even use a sram chain on my Shimano drivetrain. I have even mix and matched Sram links on KMC chains. Changes only the ease of removal. Maybe when I build up my new bike, I’ll see about mixing Sram Links with a Shimano chain. Might be different tho since I saw that you can’t use just any chainring for Shimano anymore with their 12 speed groupsets.
