Re: Broke A Chain! - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

02-06-2007, 04:43 AM

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> I hate it when I have to repair the bike in bad weather conditions!
> Yes, I've had a SRAM masterlink fall apart over three years ago, but I
> think it was because I did not install it correctly. When the chain
> fell off I never found one half of the link. So now I carry a spare
> masterlink in my toolcase and I always take care to lube the
> masterlink when I lube the chain. Funny thing, but since that time,
> I've never had to use the spare.

I think lack of lube might have been a contributing factor.

The chain has been "squealing" a bit for a week but I just
hadn't gotten around to dumping some sort of lube on it.

Since it's an ice bike, the drive line gets a lot of abuse
with slush and salt, and although we haven't had much snow,
we have had some ice and the attendant salt on the roads
which will rust up the chain real quick.

An inability to easily pivot at the pins might have helped
the chain come apart, although I'm a bit perplexed at one
half of the link actually breaking.

Live and learn!

SMH