Joined: Jul 2015
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From: NW Oregon
Bikes: 1982 Trek 930R Custom, '91 Diamondback Ascent w/ XT, XTR updates, Fuji Team Pro CF road flyer, Specialized Sirrus Gravel Convert, '09 Comencal Meta 5.5 XC, '02 Marin MBX500, '84 Gitane Criterium bike
i always put the slot at the rear on the inside of the link, when the link is on the top, pulling run... this will tend to push the pin back in the slot during cassette upshifts, i hope.
the only force that can pop the QL is the cassette during rear shifts, and the rings during front shifts... more cassette shifting than ring shifts, so i play the odds, i guess!
so far, no QLs coming loose.... knock on wood.
every once in a while, i run across a QL that is loose feeling, from the factory... i install about a hundred chains a year
Last edited by maddog34; 05-08-26 at 02:25 PM.