Chain hell

Paul - censored said:

How do non-cyclists manage without a

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few broken spokes about the house?)

Heheheh, they manage quite easily, they all use bent wire coat-hangers ...

I'll get me coat .. 😉

You'll be finding it on the floor, then?

Simon Brooke said:

in message <[email hidden]>, Richard

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So after fifteen minutes wrestling with the chain tool last night in
the dark and cold after my chain disintegrated spectacularly:

- is there a better way to reduce the tension on the open ends, other
than small ring-small ring and tie the derailleur up with an old toe
strap?

You can get a double hook (and this often comes with the chain-tool -
certainly does with my Alien) which spans about three links of the
chain and thus prevents the ends springing apart while you're working.

A ha. That's what that wierd sprig of metal is for.

"Richard" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

So after fifteen minutes wrestling with the chain tool last night in the
dark and cold after my chain disintegrated spectacularly:

- is there a better way to reduce the tension on the open ends, other
than small ring-small ring and tie the derailleur up with an old toe

strap?

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- is it better to try to make the join on to the top or the bottom?

- is there any way of doing it without getting hands filthy? :-) I'm
seriously contemplating latex glubs, but I don't know if they'll corrode
with the oil/grease.

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Virtually every job I do leads to the gloves ripping. Working on a chain
shreds them in seconds.
I bought a box of 100 latex gloves and they deteriorate with time and I
feel
they are not worth bothering with (perhaps for delicate brain surgery?)

I now use disposable pvc gloves. They're much tougher and a few pence
cheaper.

Paul
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