just joined new campy chain. made it too long. will I kill myself if...
10-14-08, 08:02 PM
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just joined new campy chain. made it too long. will I kill myself if...
will I kill myself if...I remove the joining pin I just put in, take out a link, and put the pin back in. Or should I just be smart enough not to ride in the small/small combo till I get over to the LBS and fork over some cash for a new pin.
10-14-08, 08:08 PM
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Not a good thing to reuse.
Do the smart thing and get a new pin. Better yet, get a Wipperman or SRAM master link and then you can shorten to your heart's content. And, you can easily fix your chain out on the road.
Although I'm guessing you're not using your Campy chain on a mountain bike, good advise for all mtb'ers is to always carry a spare master link and a spare RD hanger. Just a few grams of extra weight and those two small parts will save many, many rides.
Do the smart thing and get a new pin. Better yet, get a Wipperman or SRAM master link and then you can shorten to your heart's content. And, you can easily fix your chain out on the road.
Although I'm guessing you're not using your Campy chain on a mountain bike, good advise for all mtb'ers is to always carry a spare master link and a spare RD hanger. Just a few grams of extra weight and those two small parts will save many, many rides.
10-14-08, 08:18 PM
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Not a good thing to reuse.
Do the smart thing and get a new pin. Better yet, get a Wipperman or SRAM master link and then you can shorten to your heart's content. And, you can easily fix your chain out on the road.
Although I'm guessing you're not using your Campy chain on a mountain bike, good advise for all mtb'ers is to always carry a spare master link and a spare RD hanger. Just a few grams of extra weight and those two small parts will save many, many rides.
Do the smart thing and get a new pin. Better yet, get a Wipperman or SRAM master link and then you can shorten to your heart's content. And, you can easily fix your chain out on the road.
Although I'm guessing you're not using your Campy chain on a mountain bike, good advise for all mtb'ers is to always carry a spare master link and a spare RD hanger. Just a few grams of extra weight and those two small parts will save many, many rides.
Good advise on the master link and hanger. I started carrying a good chain tool after a number of chain mishaps (thankfully none being my chain) on club rides this year. Till I'm climbing the alps, I'll trade a few grams for being prepared.
10-14-08, 10:20 PM
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yeah, het the master link or buy the $20 freakin' pin. Don't reuse the old one.
10-15-08, 07:35 AM
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AFAIK, Campy doesn't use a single replacement pin like Shimano but a short section of chain with pins at each end. I agree that a Wippermann Conex link is a better, cheaper and more versatile fix.
10-15-08, 08:04 AM
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Campy uses a single special pin to join the chain. You can push another pin out, but like Shimano you can't push one of the special pins (used to join the chain) out.
How "too long" is the chain? If it isn't hanging in the small-small, you're fine. It's actually how I cut my chains - longest possible that doesn't hang in the small-small. I use a 39x11 for reference although I sometimes have a 12, and my large ring/cog combos range from 53x23 to 53x25T and the chain is longer than it needs to be, so it has less friction.
If it's borderline you can use the A/B-screw on the rear derailleur to pull it back a bit - that will take up some slack, but at the price of sacrificing a touch off the shift speed.
If it hangs in the small small then I'd get a pin, take out a pair of links, and rejoin using the new pin. If you have access to a Campy chain tool (10s chains) then I'd try and use that, it's much more fool proof and much less stressful to use.
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How "too long" is the chain? If it isn't hanging in the small-small, you're fine. It's actually how I cut my chains - longest possible that doesn't hang in the small-small. I use a 39x11 for reference although I sometimes have a 12, and my large ring/cog combos range from 53x23 to 53x25T and the chain is longer than it needs to be, so it has less friction.
If it's borderline you can use the A/B-screw on the rear derailleur to pull it back a bit - that will take up some slack, but at the price of sacrificing a touch off the shift speed.
If it hangs in the small small then I'd get a pin, take out a pair of links, and rejoin using the new pin. If you have access to a Campy chain tool (10s chains) then I'd try and use that, it's much more fool proof and much less stressful to use.
cdr
