Originally Posted by
BluesDawg
Yes, but many people, myself included, often find the type 1 links difficult to remove and prefer to use the Park tool to quickly and easily open them.
No argument here.
I have 4 bikes, and at any point in time, I don't know which ones have which type of link.
So I just use the tool on all of them, since even the non-latching type comes off easier.