Originally Posted by
Salamandrine
Geez, you used to split chains with a chain tool. Poor kids today know nothing. Taking a derailleur apart to remove the chain is ridiculous.
I've split and reattached thousands of chains, all without using a masterlink. Imagine that!
That's not what I was wondering about - it was having to take the chain apart to remove the derailleur; was the cheap Campy mech the only one that made the user do that, I spent some time looking at pics of old mechs and didn't spot any others that had no way to get the chain out.