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03-18-13 | 01:24 PM

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contango

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Originally Posted by -VELOCITY-

I never realized how important having a Chain Tool could be on a ride. Last night someone's chain popped on the ride, and thankfully one of the riders had a Chain Tool with him. He was having a hard time and mentioned he needed to get a better one. So for those of you who currently have one, and have used it, I'd like to hear your feedback.

Thanks.

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...x?ModelID=7843

From what I gather KMC chains are notoriously hard to pop a pin out of but this little thing does it easily enough. The only reason I've ever needed to use it is when I shorten a new chain but it does that admirably.

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