Originally Posted by
The_Joe
I've always used master links until a few weeks ago when I just converted to SS. I had a pro do a once over and he said he doesn't lie master links because of the safety. He measured the chain to length and pressed a pin back into it. No harm done to the links. Isn't that a common practice?.
As per DaveSSS's posting, if the chain he uses are 1/8" Track type or older design 3/32" derailleur chains with wider, protruding pins, then reusing the same pin to join the chain is fine. Modern narrow (8-speed and higher) chains must not have a removed pin reused.