Originally Posted by Digital_Cowboy

One of the times that I "popped" a master link that's pretty much what happened to me. I was on 49th St. N. going to Tampa and was standing on the pedals going through the Ulmerton Rd. 49th St. intersection and about a 1/4 of the way or so into the intersection it pops. Laying my chain out nicely and of course leaving me without a drivetrain. Fortunately I'd built up enough speed that I was able to coast through the intersection and also fortunately for me I did not end up "eating" the pavement.

I just coasted through cut through the parking lot of the gas station to my right, dismounted crossed the street at the crosswalk. Waited for the light to go red so I could run out and get my chain and pulled out an extra link that I carried for such emergencies.

It pays to carry spares of things that you would think that ya shouldn't need to carry cause there will come a day when ya will need it. I carry a spare tube, a patch kit, plastic tire irons, several dollars for bus fare or to use as a boot if I have a big hole enough hole in the tire, two different multi-tools, first aid kit, CO2, pressure gauge. Just to name some of the things. Everything except the first aid kit and one multi-tool is in my saddle bag. The first aid kit and other multi-tool is in my pannier bag.