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[Duane_Bosch]

Liv Avail for my lady. Brand New. Full Carbon road bike with Shimano 105 for well under 20K!!!!!!

 

[Kalahari Vegmot]

Ordered off e-bay.

 

Tried it out when I got home from work, worked a treat on a KMC11XL as well as a 9 speed KMC chain. The claws fit easily into the 11 speed link with clearance to spare, so could possibly fit on a 12 speed as well.

 

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Link china

[Piston ZA]

 

if you're in a pinch try this

Tried the shoe lace method the other day when I was in a bind on the trail. That thing did not want to budge, so that KMC tool looks like a great option.

[Piston ZA]

Link china

https://www.ebay.com/itm/SpeedPark-x-Clever-2-Way-Bike-Tire-Lever-Chain-Missing-Link-Removal-Tool/122816383731?hash=item1c986d4af3:g:XdIAAOSw44BYcLVC#shpCntId

 

Similar one??

[Meezo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4aHi7jxY2I

 

if you're in a pinch try this

Yeh also tried this, in 10 attempts was unsuccessful bought me a cheapy from sportmanswarehouse and never looked back

[J∆kk∆ls]

 

if you're in a pinch try this

I wouldn't use wire, you'll cut yourself if the link is stubborn. Rather use a lace and pretend you are the hillside strangler!  

[splat]

Liv Avail for my lady. Brand New. Full Carbon road bike with Shimano 105 for well under 20K!!!!!!

 

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I made myself very popular when I got that bike for my missus 

[IceCreamMan]

eBay is a marvelous thing. These R1B shoes normally retail for around 250 pounds, best price I could find in the stores was around 180. On eBay from a dealer getting rid of stock I was the highest bidder for 99 pounds, that’s less than what the R5b goes for.

[Stretched@Birth]

Link china

It’s missing bru... ????

[Albatross]

 Ordered off e-bay.

 

Tried it out when I got home from work, worked a treat on a KMC11XL as well as a 9 speed KMC chain. The claws fit easily into the 11 speed link with clearance to spare, so could possibly fit on a 12 speed as well.

 

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Waiting for these pliers to arrive from US, liked the idea of being able to store spare links in the handle

 

[ChrisF]

Waiting for these pliers to arrive from US, liked the idea of being able to store spare links in the handle

 

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Hope you ordered a few extras ....

 

Would LOVE that in my toolkit (saddlebag) !

Edited February 16, 2018 by ChrisF

[GrahamS2]

Tried the shoe lace method the other day when I was in a bind on the trail. That thing did not want to budge, so that KMC tool looks like a great option.

The trick with quicklinks is to press the side plates together at the same time as pushing the pins towards each other. The pin heads are seated in a little recess in the plates (that's the 'click' you hear when installing one). If you don't press the side plates you are effectively pushing against a (minute) metal wall i.e it's going nowhere!

[Duane_Bosch]

I made myself very popular when I got that bike for my missus 

So am I doing the right thing?

 

She's on an SCR. It's a great starter bike but it's a tad heavy and frankly it rolls like Schidt. I looked at the Envie for her but I think that's just way too racy. She likes to put in the miles but at a leisurely pace.

[splat]

My missus was borrowing a 14kg steel Trek with 39x53 chainring and 11-23 cassette. As a newbie, obviously battled every hill and had to walk the odd one. very demoralising.

 

This bike has a compact crank and a nice wide cassette at the back - perfect for cruising the flats and spinning the climbs. Carbon frame is nice. Paintjob is lovely (very important), but the wheels are heavy. I would love to upgrade those at some point.

[FrikkieMeyer87]

Well hello there... Do you come here often? ...Would you like to?

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfQcN7HFJ2z

[Wolf Lyle]

On sale from pushys for $6.99 ... why not ?