'Sigma connector' no tools???

"Si.W" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Got a chain link which says no tools required. I put the connecting link into the gap in the
chain,put the plate on one end,but then cannot get it onto the other end on for love nor money.
There must be a technique surely? It says bend the chain in but that doesn't help.. Simon.

i like cheap chains too, but these s connectors suck. you have it right. you bend the plate so the
pins move closer together, and the plate can pop on. IIRC. however, these are one time use
connectors, i believe, and a pain for even that one use. they are one time use becuase you have to
flex the sideplate so much just to get it in on and off, and i suppose it weakens the link if you do
it repeatedly.

do yourself a favor and invest three bucks in a SRAM link (8 speed link generally will take care of
cheap chains, 9 speed linke for 9 speed chains obviously) and enjoy years of sweat-free repeatable
de-chaining.

on my beater bike(s) i run the cheapest chains i can find, which always end up being taya, z-chain,
or other cheapo imports. the chains work great, but all their proprietary (or rip off) links suck.
i use the sram. i also re-use them as chains wear out. no problems yet, but these arent very
demanding bikes.

cheers, anthony

Si.W' may have said:

Got a chain link which says no tools required. I put the connecting link into the gap in the
chain,put the plate on one end,but then cannot get it onto the other end on for love nor money.
There must be a technique surely? It says bend the chain in but that doesn't help.. Simon.

When they say "bend the chain", they mean to flex it sideways so that the pins are veed in to allow
the plate to snap into place. You grab the chain with both hands, one hand on each side of the
connector link, and then push the plate into place with your thumb while making the
snap-the-pencil-in-two motion with your wrists. If you get too Hulk-ish with the flexing, you'll
pretzelize the connector into uselessness.

SRAM chains with a *really good* connector link go for about $15 around here; I find it
difficult to justify buying anything else since their connector link is by far the easiest to
use that I've found.

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Thanks guys,got it on,and bruised up my finger in the process,the bike still isn't roadworthy but
that's another matter.Next time I'll look for something easier,but as it is I just bought what they
had. Cheers,Simon.

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Si.W' may have said:

Got a chain link which says no tools required. I put the connecting link into the gap in the
chain,put the plate on one end,but then cannot get it onto the other end on for love nor money.
There must be a technique surely? It says bend the chain in but that

doesn't

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help.. Simon.

When they say "bend the chain", they mean to flex it sideways so that the pins are veed in to
allow the plate to snap into place. You grab the chain with both hands, one hand on each side of
the connector link, and then push the plate into place with your thumb while making the
snap-the-pencil-in-two motion with your wrists. If you get too Hulk-ish with the flexing, you'll
pretzelize the connector into uselessness.

SRAM chains with a *really good* connector link go for about $15 around here; I find it
difficult to justify buying anything else since their connector link is by far the easiest to
use that I've found.

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