Originally Posted by Crankycrank

Rollerless Series | Technology | TAYA Chain Group Photo from their site showing what the links look like when apart. The only experience I have with TAYA chains is around the mid 90's they came out with the first toolless quicklink that you could buy separately. It had one side plate with both pins in it and you would install that and use the chain as leverage to bend the link inwards to fit the other side plate. It was easier to install than the current designs but they tended to snap in the middle of the pinned side plate, usually a little before the chain wore out. At least the chain would hold together for a little bit when it broke with this design due to both pins still being held in place by the other side plate. Too bad it wasn't very durable. They changed the design at some point years ago to match what all the other mfrs. are using now.