Chain tool?

zedders
zedders Posts: 509
edited March 2010 in Road buying advice
I have 10 speed centaur on my bike, and am looking to take the chain off. Somehow using my chain tool on my other bike (shim sora) I broke it. (chain tool from my budget PBK tool kit|)

I hear that Campag say you should use one of their tools and other say not?

Can anyone recommend a decent chain tool at a fair price? Possibly one I can't break? And on a technical point, once the pin is out do I need a new one or can it be reused? Again something am not sure on.

cheers
"I spend my petrol money on Bikes, Beer, Pizza, and Donuts "

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38256268@N04/3517156549/

Comments

  • dave_oc
    dave_oc Posts: 46
    Good question - I broke my chain tool from a cheap tool kit this evening too!! Recommendations for a sturdier tool would be very welcome!
  • ajb72
    ajb72 Posts: 1,178
    Not too sure on the tool front, I have the 10 speed Campag version I picked up cheap off ebay.

    Regarding the pin though, if you are using the campag system you will need a new replaceent pin. These are about twice the length of the standard pin, as you insert it then break a bit off once installed.

    Campag do indeed say you need their tool, but I have installed 10 and 11 speed chains using a standard chain tool and it works absolutely perfectly.
  • ynyswen24
    ynyswen24 Posts: 703
    I have the Park CT5 chain tool, very sturdy and small enough to fit in a saddle bag (and I have needed it..). About £15.
  • Cyclingcowboy
    Cyclingcowboy Posts: 65
    +1 on the Park Tools chainbreaker
    -The Cowboy

    "Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." -John Wayne

    "Converting calories into gas, a bicycle gets the equivalent of 3000 miles per gallon." ~Bill Strickland
  • topdude
    topdude Posts: 1,557
    This one from CRC is brilliant value. Easy to use, adjustable end stop, spare pin, strong as a strong thing.
    http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=10185
    He is not the messiah, he is a very naughty boy !!
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    I've just been through the same thing myself, didn't know which way to go.

    I did buy a KMC missing link for Campag, and could have changed my Record chain using a Park CT-4.2 or similar but in the end I opted for the actual campag 10 speed tool and used campag's own link.

    My last chain lasted so long I didn't want to tempt fate by shortcutting anything, but I'm sure you don't have to use the official tool.

    Not sure if this is true but I think you can use the KMC missing link or Sram powerlink more than one time but with campag's you can't, not sure like I say ....

Categories