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gentlegreen said:
That's probably what I mean.
Something to push a rivet out and perhaps back in.

I carry all this stuff, but 8 speed chains are nigh-on indestructible.
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It the little axle thing in the broken link just needs pushing in. Hope it lasts til Friday. Might need a new chain. Don't want to keep dealing with it like the last time.
 
Don't get one, always get two..

You do more miles than me and I usually have 3 chains and two cassettes on the shelf - and to that I'm now adding a spare middle chain-ring.
 
Orang Utan said:
It the little axle thing in the broken link just needs pushing in. Hope it lasts til Friday. Might need a new chain. Don't want to keep dealing with it like the last time.
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When I broke my chain, last year. The man who sold me a new one said that I should probably buy a new cassette too (the cogs at the back). He said that they wear at the same rate, and if you replace only the chain it might skip about a bit.

I bought just a new chain, and it was fine.
 
Fuck that. All that tinkering and head scratching and getting covered in crappy oil that's really hard to wash off. I'm covered in smudges and so is the furniture. And the chain is still broke. I love bikes but HATE fiddling with them SOOOOOOOO MUCH.
Train for the rest of the week. Bah! Well skint this week too. :)
 
Is the rivet damaged ?

You should be able to remove a whole link so you have a good rivet to work with.

When you get the new chain, get a spare quicklink too.
 
The side bit on a link was gone. On the road somewhere. So I pinched one from an old chain but it didn't fit. Looks too small.
It does look a bit battered too.
 
I'm on the train and looking at the miserable weather.
I should be glad that I'm missing it, but I'm not.
I think I'm addicted to my bike as this has put me in a blue mood.
 
Orang Utan said:
I'm on the train and looking at the miserable weather.
I should be glad that I'm missing it, but I'm not.
I think I'm addicted to my bike as this has put me in a blue mood.
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I like the occasional tube journey to work. Its so rare that I use it these days, it feels like i'm a tourist.
You'll be pissed off by Friday though :D
 
FWIW - regularly clean your chain. It makes for a much better ride. It doesn't take long if you do it regularly and use special chain cleaning detergent. A filthy chain grinds down the transmission very quickly - especially if the roads have been gritted.

Get a multi tool with a chain tool on it. To fix a chain you take a link out and throw the broken link away. Assuming you have gears it's no problem to shorten the chain a little. With a bit of practice it's straightforward to fix a broken link in a chain. It's really useful, and satisfying, being able to fix a broken chain!

If you replace a chain be prepared to then have to replace cassette and / or front cogs. Depending on the quality of chain-set you use you could end up spending up to a hundred quid - or you could just take a link out of the chain and fix it.

If the chain regularly breaks get a new chain.
 
I just ordered myself another buff - a genuine one this time.
The Aldi one is a bit on the skimpy side - but it's still been very handy for when a fleece hat is too much.
I'm hoping the genuine one will be big enough to actually let me double up to a warm cap, or work pirate mode to protect my neck from the sun.
 
fredfelt said:
FWIW - regularly clean your chain. It makes for a much better ride. It doesn't take long if you do it regularly and use special chain cleaning detergent. A filthy chain grinds down the transmission very quickly - especially if the roads have been gritted.

Get a multi tool with a chain tool on it. To fix a chain you take a link out and throw the broken link away. Assuming you have gears it's no problem to shorten the chain a little. With a bit of practice it's straightforward to fix a broken link in a chain. It's really useful, and satisfying, being able to fix a broken chain!

If you replace a chain be prepared to then have to replace cassette and / or front cogs. Depending on the quality of chain-set you use you could end up spending up to a hundred quid - or you could just take a link out of the chain and fix it.

If the chain regularly breaks get a new chain.
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I will never do all that. I just know it.
 
You spurred me on to sort my transmission - just ordered two middle chain rings and another cassette - I probably already have two chains on the shelf.
I may actually leave it all on until it starts jumping - or take it all off as one set and file it away for emergencies.
I really ought to learn to rotate / file my chain rings...
 
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Another Indian summery ride home in prospect. :)

If my right arm wasn't still giving me gyp, I might have made it 20 miles - but I sneezed earlier and I have a horrible feeling I may have a cold on the way. :(
 
So much for the torrential rain as forecast! Looks lovely out there, although the trees are swaying a lot. Lovely weather for it, otherwise :)
 
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