Originally Posted by
elcruxio
I have to say, I thought masterlink pliers were a silly single use tool taking up space. But after getting a proper pair I find they're quite invaluable. So much better than any tool hack I've used earlier.
^^^This. Totally agree!
Originally Posted by
elcruxio
It's not the opening that's the handy part. It's the closing. Most masterlinks tend to be far more tricky to close than open.
...and yet it has never even occurred to me that one could use masterlink pliers to
close the link! Nor that one would even need a tool to do so. I just slip the two halves together by hand, very gently backpedal so that the masterlink is on top between cassette and chainring, and then give a good solid stomp down to the forward pedal. Boom, locked link.