Originally Posted by
ClarkinHawaii
I've been thinking this over, and for the life of me I can't think of a situation where I would actually need a quick-link remover on the road with me. What ever goes wrong with chains? except that maybe very occasionally they break, in which case this tool would not be needed since the chain is already separated.
I wondered the same thing when I saw it. While I agree that it is ingenious and a great tool, any road repair that I can think of would involve pushing a pin to remove a broken link.
Breaking a chain for me is usually to replace or clean a chain, or to replace a derailleur. If I don't have a spare RD, I don't think I'll need a means to break a quicklink.
I can see taking this on a tour to pack with a hypercracker and a fiberfix spoke, but not for keeping in a seat bag.