Snapped chain

Mad Max

My chain snapped on Saturday well i was out. My first thought was that it had snapped at the power link but this was not the case. I removed the snapped link and replaced it with another power link , so running two power links in one chain. this fixed the problem and i was able to ride the rest of the day.

Q 1: Will it be OK running it the way it is and leaving it ?
Q 2: Can i just join the chain with a splitter ?

Please advise.

Thanks

nicklouse

it will be fine as it is.

Can i just join the chain with a splitter ?

in English please.

what do you really mean.

do you want to use a pin? or.....

what chain...

Why?

Mad Max

Sorry. I mean could i take out the second power link and re join it with a pin. i think its a sram chain. :oops:

bails87

You could, but it will probably be weaker than the powerlink, and a load of hassle, so there's not really much point. I've got 2 powerlinks in my chain, after it split where I'd tried rejoining it with a pin. (made the chain too short when I was fitting it :oops:)

peter413

I have 3 powerlinks (I think) in my chain at the moment and it is absolutely fine.

At least if I can't get one of them open, there are another 2 to try

Mad Max

Thanks for the help.
I will just leave it and see how long it last.