Urgent call for hive mind

vermin

Chain just snapped. Bent front mech 90 degrees. Need cheapest online price for Shimano 105 chain, cassette and front mech for price match.

vermin

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rick_chasey

Must be Urgent. Posted it twice .

daviesee

In case of real emergency it is better just to bite the bullet and pony up for what you can get.
It is not a real emergency if you have the time to shop around.

Try Google shopping.

meanredspider

Merlin are often good for Shimano components. For extra cheap try Germany

Cleat Eastwood

your problems more likely to have been bent front mech followed by chain snap - a snapped chain normally just runs through the mechs. Check how tight the screws and cables were for next time.

Also - are you after band on, braze on, and what size?

PBK have dura ace chains 25quid

and crc have front mechs from 19.99

vermin

Thanks chaps. I posted as I was walking to the bike shop with bike on shoulder and was just after suggestions I could ask the shop to price match. Never mind. Got the job done within the hour at Apex in Clapham, which was nice of them. Turns out they won't price-match anyway, which is fair enough. Back on the road now, with a significantly lighter wallet.

vermin

Cleat Eastwood wrote:

your problems more likely to have been bent front mech followed by chain snap - a snapped chain normally just runs through the mechs. Check how tight the screws and cables were for next time.

Stamped on pedals, chain snapped and wrapped around crank and front mech; continued movement of crank bent the front mech around the seat tube. Nice.

Ben6899

vermin wrote:

Thanks chaps. I posted as I was walking to the bike shop with bike on shoulder and was just after suggestions I could ask the shop to price match. Never mind. Got the job done within the hour at Apex in Clapham, which was nice of them. Turns out they won't price-match anyway, which is fair enough. Back on the road now, with a significantly lighter wallet.

It's all about the weight savings.