Ultegra chain "repair"
liversedge
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Whilst riding yesterday I stopped to help a guy who had a broken chain. It was an Ultegra chain. So I got rid of the duff links and pushed the pin through far enough to get the link back together and then pushed the pin back in until it clicked and was flush with a freely moving joint.
Now he rode off in search of a bike shop to get a new chain and said he'd catch the train home if he couldn't find a shop that could help.
But I got thinking - isn't his chain fine to go? The new link should hold up just as well as the others right? He could have just carried on his way and forgotten about it. (Aside from the fact his chain is probably on the way out and should be replaced real soon)
As an aside, if you ever find yourself doing a good samaritan, then make sure you have some drink left to wash your hands. His chain was FILTHY.
Now he rode off in search of a bike shop to get a new chain and said he'd catch the train home if he couldn't find a shop that could help.
But I got thinking - isn't his chain fine to go? The new link should hold up just as well as the others right? He could have just carried on his way and forgotten about it. (Aside from the fact his chain is probably on the way out and should be replaced real soon)
As an aside, if you ever find yourself doing a good samaritan, then make sure you have some drink left to wash your hands. His chain was FILTHY.
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Obsessed is just a word elephants use to describe the dedicated. http://markliversedge.blogspot.com
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I carry a chain tool, a short piece of wire bent at both ends and a spare KMC link just in case i need it but i often think it would help anyone else i come across with chain trouble.
I would hand them the tool though and let them do it (good experience) and my hands stay clean
He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!0 -
I always carry a few surgical gloves in my saddle bag...
They take up virtually no space
They keep your hands clean when changing a puncture (saves the white bar tape)
I wrap my CO2, mini tool & tyre levers in one each to stop them from rattling together
They're made of latex... mmmmm... latex...0 -
I have never known anyone to carry surgical gloves on a bike ride.
Is there anything you're unprepared for FatLarry?Shazam !!0 -
DomPro wrote:I have never known anyone to carry surgical gloves on a bike ride.
Is there anything you're unprepared for FatLarry?
Confession time. I also carry a pair of latex gloves for on road repairs, I don't like the idea of putting manky greasey hands on my nice white bar tape. Sad or what. :oops:Tail end Charlie
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I bring lots of cash and a credit card to pay for a taxi home or to the nearest bike shop.
Tools and spare parts weigh too much. :P0 -
Ah ok. that was my inital thought. thanks.John.T wrote:The chain is not 'fine to go'. The pushed in pin will not be a tight enough fit to be reliable. You could get away with this on older chains but not on 9 or 10sp ones. A KMC link (or similar) or a new joining pin are the only safe way of making a permanent join.--
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Is there anything you're unprepared for FatLarry?
Hey, I'm not that bad...
I got into latex because of a skin condition that means my hands fall apart if I wash them in anything other than the mildest of soaps. So, when I took up cycling I had some real grief shifting the oil off my hands and had to do something about it.
I sometimes wear a pair of latex gloves under my fingerless mitts too. It just "takes the edge off" when it's cold... For example, it was a bit chilly at 5.30 on Sunday morning so I wore a pair for the first hour. Then placed them in a bin as the sun came up...0 -
Me too. Though mine are vinyl rather than latex. Keep your hands clean and can double as undergloves if you get caught out in bad weather with light gloves. The problem isn't getting your hands dirty, it's getting that filth inside your gloves, so that you can never again put them on without coming back out oily.Uncompromising extremist0
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John.T wrote:The chain is not 'fine to go'. The pushed in pin will not be a tight enough fit to be reliable. You could get away with this on older chains but not on 9 or 10sp ones. A KMC link (or similar) or a new joining pin are the only safe way of making a permanent join.
Indeed it can be bloody dangerous. I naievly did this on a 105 chain only for it to snap on me, pitching me off my bike and damaging my shoulder...0 -
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but as I understand it Shimano chains are 'fully peened' which means the pins can't be re-used safely. Chains from the likes of Sram and KMC are 'double peened' which does allow them to be re-used.
This does seem to be true in my experience, having spilt and reconnected many double peened chains with no trouble but the only time I tried this on a Shimano chain it came apart after only a few miles.
Oh yes, and I'm another latex glove fan but then I don't tend to keep my bikes uber-clean.0 -
Me to, I keep them with the spare tubes.in winter I sometimes wear a pir underneath my cloves if cold.doyler78 wrote:0
