When I say breaking the chain, I mean taking it apart with
a chain breaker tool.
When I say the chain broke, I'm stuck on the side of the road.
The chain was new.
Mated to a six speed NOS Suntour freewheel.
I won't say I knew what I was doing when I took apart the chain.
First time for everything.
The drive train didn't sound or feel right on the ride until it broke.
I removed the bad link on the road and fixed it,
but it still sounded bad, so on closer inspection, found another bad link,
that I removed also.
Rode fine after that. Rode twenty miles home, with a couple of hill climbs.
I'm going to replace the chain, if just for peace of mind.
Just trying to analyze the problem, I really don't want to get stuck out somewhere.
The broken link, and the link that almost broke.
BTW. I was maintaining my own with a dozen carbon craplets,
until the d*** h**** dropped me after this happened.
So is it only the CV guys that carry tools?