Chain / Powerlink Question

Gary Mishler said:

Is it OK to reuse a Powerlink when reassembling a chain, or are you

supposed

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to use a new one each time, like one bike shop employee told a friend of
mine?

The whole point of a Powerlink is to facilitate removing and re-installing
the chain for cleaning. You only need to replace the Powerlink when you
replace a worn chain.

Art Harris

Arthur Harris said:

Gary Mishler said:

Is it OK to reuse a Powerlink when reassembling a chain, or are you
supposed to use a new one each time, like one bike shop employee
told a friend of mine?

The whole point of a Powerlink is to facilitate removing and
re-installing the chain for cleaning. You only need to replace the
Powerlink when you replace a worn chain.

And FWIW, I've replaced a few 9-spd chains in last couple of years, and just
re-used the Quick-link (? SRAM) from the old chain with no problems at all.
I carry the new ones in case of breakage.

Bill "will probably change this practice next time, but no ill effects so
far" S.

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Quoted message said:

The whole point of a Powerlink is to facilitate removing and re-installing
the chain for cleaning. You only need to replace the Powerlink when you
replace a worn chain.

Art,

Well that is what I thought, and what I've always done, but this bike shop
"guru" told a couple of my friends otherwise so I thought I should check it
out.

FWIW - I switched to a conex connector a couple of years ago and have been
very happy with them.

Thanks,
Mish

Gary Mishler said:

Is it OK to reuse a Powerlink when reassembling a chain, or are you supposed
to use a new one each time, like one bike shop employee told a friend of
mine?

Thanks,
Mish

They are re-usable. The Taya version isn't.

Gary Mishler said:

Well that is what I thought, and what I've always done, but this bike shop
"guru" told a couple of my friends otherwise so I thought I should check it
out.

FWIW - I switched to a conex connector a couple of years ago and have been
very happy with them.

Dont' just switch connectors -- switch shops too.

JT

S o r n i said:

And FWIW, I've replaced a few 9-spd chains in last couple of years, and just
re-used the Quick-link (? SRAM) from the old chain with no problems at all.
I carry the new ones in case of breakage.

Bill "will probably change this practice next time, but no ill effects so
far" S.

I do the opposite- install the new one with a new chain, and carry the
old one as a spare. I figure that there probably is some wear on the
pins of the powerlink, so why not just start the whole chain off new.
Then again, the wear is so minimal it probably doesn't matter. I've
put old ones on newer chains and haven't noticed a thing.

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Arthur Harris said:

Gary Mishler said:

Is it OK to reuse a Powerlink when reassembling a chain, or are you
supposed to use a new one each time, like one bike shop employee
told a friend of mine?

The whole point of a Powerlink is to facilitate removing and
re-installing the chain for cleaning. You only need to replace the
Powerlink when you replace a worn chain.

And FWIW, I've replaced a few 9-spd chains in last couple of years, and just
re-used the Quick-link (? SRAM) from the old chain with no problems at all.
I carry the new ones in case of breakage.

Bill "will probably change this practice next time, but no ill effects so
far" S.

I woulnd' reccomend this. I have used an old quick-link when I lost
half the new one fitting a new chain. The result was noisy with poor
shifting. Buying and fitting a new quick link solved the problems
straight away.

I use the new ones and carry the old ones in case of breakage. This
all seems logical as the quicklink must wear like all the other links.

Andrew Webster

S o r n i said:

And FWIW, I've replaced a few 9-spd chains in last couple of years, and just
re-used the Quick-link (? SRAM) from the old chain with no problems at all.
I carry the new ones in case of breakage.

If a new one is supplied with the chain, I use the new one and keep
the old ones as spares. I've also used an old one from the pool a
couple of times when fitting a new chain that wasn't supplied with a
quick-link, and have not had a problem. (I inspect them with a 20X
magnifier before I re-use them, though.)

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Gary Mishler said:

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The whole point of a Powerlink is to facilitate removing and re-installing
the chain for cleaning. You only need to replace the Powerlink when you
replace a worn chain.

Art,

Well that is what I thought, and what I've always done, but this bike shop
"guru" told a couple of my friends otherwise so I thought I should check it
out.

FWIW - I switched to a conex connector a couple of years ago and have been
very happy with them.

That LBS may be selling those KMC one-use links that latch together a
little differently. Although they are sold as being non-reusable,
I've heard several people say that they can still be unsnapped and
re-used. I've got one in the spares pouch, but I haven't tried it
yet. The SRAM and Wippermann links can definitely be re-used.
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gmicher-<< Is it OK to reuse a Powerlink when reassembling a chain, or are you
supposed
to use a new one each time, like one bike shop employee told a friend of
mine? >><BR><BR>

You should replace the link with the chain, as it wears like the old chain. Use
a chain with a snap link included. Sram, Wipperman, etc.

Peter Chisholm
Vecchio's Bicicletteria
1833 Pearl St.
Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535
http://www.vecchios.com
"Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

sure, the link is reusable. save it.
when cleaning the chain in thinner fasten colored paper clips to each
chain end with the long side on thast linkmside, attach link then
rerun chain the same way it came off. this way the now cone shaped
rollers, darbs and weevils all beefistle in the same direction as when
they left.
cool no?
the link is visually inspectable so inspect it when cleaning the
chain. there's a wear shape in there.
i have a nice furniture red oak 1x6 to lay the chain down on with a
metric/english gibberish ruler (woolmort seells a beaut)and then
strecth the chain (think cone shapes times 113)and measure the
strech/wear.
the chain may stretch most at one end of the chain where half the
power link goes on.
there seems to be some variability on metals put into the power link
not to knock the link but that's the way it is post perfect freewheel
carriers. i ran a year and a half with wearing power links replacing
one link with another at 1700 miles or so into a 3000 pluis mile
chain. butbubut i haven't seen that for two years now.
replace it if possible but save the old one for the inevitable day
when the new is lost. actually because of the cone wear, most
mechanical devices need all the replaceable bushings replaced at once
to achieve max efficiency/lomgest wear. this idea breaks down in a
factory setting where allowing things to wear completely out to the
pint of breakdown may be cost effective.

Gary Mishler said:

Well that is what I thought, and what I've always done, but this bike shop
"guru" told a couple of my friends otherwise so I thought I should check it
out.

Apart from regular wear, there are certain links sold as
one-time-use-only links, not intended for re-use. Maybe the "guru"
was thinking of those links -- or maybe he was thinking of his cash
register.
--
Rick Onanian

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Is it OK to reuse a Powerlink when reassembling a chain, or are you supposed
to use a new one each time, like one bike shop employee told a friend of
mine?

I reuse often. No problems so far.

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The whole point of a Powerlink is to facilitate removing and

re-installing

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the chain for cleaning. You only need to replace the Powerlink when you
replace a worn chain.

Art,

Well that is what I thought, and what I've always done, but this bike

shop

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"guru" told a couple of my friends otherwise so I thought I should check

it

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out.

FWIW - I switched to a conex connector a couple of years ago and have

been

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very happy with them.

That LBS may be selling those KMC one-use links that latch together a
little differently. Although they are sold as being non-reusable,
I've heard several people say that they can still be unsnapped and
re-used. I've got one in the spares pouch, but I haven't tried it
yet. The SRAM and Wippermann links can definitely be re-used.
--
Typoes are a feature, not a bug.
Some gardening required to reply via email.
Surrealism is a pectinated ranzel.

I have reused a KMC link without any problems. It was very difficult to
unsnap.

--Art