Originally Posted by OneTinSloth
what on earth could possibly grab a master link at the precise angle and pop it open...while you're riding the bike? ...without being deflected by your leg. and if you say "pant leg," you must have some mighty special pants.
i'll be the first to admit, strange things happen, but the universe would have to be conspiring against you for that to happen, i think.
a stick.
a hobo.
a giant ant yielding nunchukas.
point is, however unlikely, it is possible. so there is no reason not to put it on this way...
i have first hand enperience of it happening on motorcycle chains... throwing a chain is not fun, even when you have another way to stop.
if that is your link, this part of the argument doesnt matter.. put one of the pins in either end of the chain, slide together, "pull the chain" and make sure it clicks on both sides. done.