Originally Posted by
mattkime
Previously I was using an SRAM powerlink. no problems.
Installing a new chain - the missing link is practically impossible. after 30 minutes i give up and search the interwebs to find this useful tip -
rotate your chain so that the missing link is on top, directly between your cogs and chainring. apply breaks and push on the pedal. SNAP! its in place.
Shouldn't i be able to do this with my fingers??
like i said....no problem with the powerlink. and this is the missing link that came with the kmc chain.
I used the same remedy after discovering last Sunday that nitrile gloves did not produce a tenacious enough grip for me to close a Missing Link 10C on my new and greasy Campagnolo C10 chain.
Before that I was running 9 cogs and C9 chains which weren't peened over and could be split and joined with a chain tool.