powerlinks

On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:43:04 +0000, Peter Clinch <[email hidden]>

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davek said:

Anyway, had an interesting chat with LBS man - he said, contrary to what
I have been told in the past in this NG, that Powerlinks are not meant
to be re-used.

Well, according to the manual my fully suspended built-like-a-tank bike
isn't "meant" to be ridden down kerbs as it is DANGEROUS.

Sometimes unavoidable.

If your twuntish council end a shared use path in such a way that there is no
let down at the end, and to reach the nearest one you would need to ride 20'
illegally along the pavement.

I suppose you could dismount.

Yeah, right.

in message <[email hidden]>, davek

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LBS was out of replacement Powerlinks, so I got a Taya Sigma connector
instead. It was a devil to fit - just flex the chain a little until it
snaps into place? Yeah, right! But it looks sturdy enough - anyone have
any experience of this make?

Yup.

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Reliable?

Fiddly, difficult to undo. Gave up on them and went back to SRAM.

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Anyway, had an interesting chat with LBS man - he said, contrary to
what I have been told in the past in this NG, that Powerlinks are not
meant to be re-used. This surprised me. His explanation sounded
plausible - that the constant "clicking" in and out weakens the
securing part of the link, but I wonder how much this matters if the
chain is kept under tension during use. So, does he have a point, or is
he talking out of his fundament?

In my experience SRAM magic links have a pretty good reusability rate.
I'm now using a Wipperman Connex link on my ten-speed roadbike chain,
and thus far I'm impressed with it - if anything it may be better than
the SRAM.

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Paul said:

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Well, according to the manual my fully suspended built-like-a-tank bike
isn't "meant" to be ridden down kerbs as it is DANGEROUS.

Sometimes unavoidable.

If your twuntish council end a shared use path in such a way that there is no
let down at the end, and to reach the nearest one you would need to ride 20'
illegally along the pavement.

Easily avoidable if you stay off the shared use path in the first
place.

--
Dave...

in message <[email hidden]>, davek

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David Martin wrote:
Sigma connectors are good because you can hook

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both ends of the chain together very easily,

This is true. I always manage to let go of my chain several times
before getting a Powerlink together...

A little piece of stiff bent wire (as supplied with my Topeak Alien multi
tool, but it isn't difficult to make your own) hooked in the chain one
link on either side of the join takes the strain off and makes the power
link very easy to install/remove.

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Small one casts it into flame
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dkahn400 said:

Paul said:

Quoted message said:

Well, according to the manual my fully suspended built-like-a-tank bike
isn't "meant" to be ridden down kerbs as it is DANGEROUS.

Sometimes unavoidable.

If your twuntish council end a shared use path in such a way that there is no
let down at the end, and to reach the nearest one you would need to ride 20'
illegally along the pavement.

Easily avoidable if you stay off the shared use path in the first
place.

Ah, but this one provides a useful shortcut under a railway line and there is no
normal road equivelant.

Motorised vehicles have to negotiate two mini roundabouts and a set of traffic
lights to get from one end to the other. (Poor little soldiers)

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in message <[email hidden]>, davek

(') said:

LBS was out of replacement Powerlinks, so I got a Taya Sigma connector
instead. It was a devil to fit - just flex the chain a little until it
snaps into place? Yeah, right! But it looks sturdy enough - anyone have
any experience of this make?

Yup.

Quoted message said:

Reliable?

Fiddly, difficult to undo. Gave up on them and went back to SRAM.

Quoted message said:

Anyway, had an interesting chat with LBS man - he said, contrary to
what I have been told in the past in this NG, that Powerlinks are not
meant to be re-used. This surprised me. His explanation sounded
plausible - that the constant "clicking" in and out weakens the
securing part of the link, but I wonder how much this matters if the
chain is kept under tension during use. So, does he have a point, or is
he talking out of his fundament?

In my experience SRAM magic links have a pretty good reusability rate.
I'm now using a Wipperman Connex link on my ten-speed roadbike chain,
and thus far I'm impressed with it - if anything it may be better than
the SRAM.

--
[email hidden] (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

Hobbit ringleader gives Sauron One in the Eye.

All this about removing Powerlinks, it#s no big deal ... I invested about a
tenner with Wiggle and bought a special pair of pliers made by Park designed
to remove them - easy, and no problem in re-using the links (although I tend
to use a new one with a new chain - and keep the old one as an "on the road"
spare)

Get the pliers - problem solved!

RG

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Anthony Jones said:

Apologies if this method is self-evident. 🙂

Not to me it wasn't, but it sounds good. I shall bear it in mind for
next time, thanks.

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Alternatively, Jobst Brandt describes another technique here:

http://yarchive.net/bike/power_link.html

But I've always found that more fiddly than the one described above.

Yes.... I'm not entirely sure I follow it.

Looking at it, its the same method I've always used.

Grab the chain below the link so its stuck up
__
| |
| |
_______| |________

Then from the top squeeze the opposite corners of the link with pliers to
release it.

Steve

In article said:

LBS was out of replacement Powerlinks, so I got a Taya Sigma connector
instead. It was a devil to fit - just flex the chain a little until it
snaps into place? Yeah, right! But it looks sturdy enough - anyone have
any experience of this make? Reliable?

Used one once. It broke.