Thread: New Chain - question about chain install/remove & tools needed
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Old 05-10-16 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by dsbrantjr
Sizing the chain does require a chain tool. Installing it does not.
Right, I should have said "installing a master link does not require tools". Sizing the chain certainly does.

Also, Andy_K is right that it's very possible to use a Shimano chain with another make master link. KMC and Wippermann links work well with them and both are available as separate items.
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