Well, I need a new saddle anyways.... I'll talk to the shop about the master link concept.
Originally Posted by Wavshrdr
The derailleur is why I went with an internal hub. MUCH easier to pack and less messy. No issues re-indexing everything when you get it out of the case....
If I toured more than once or twice a year and in any rough environments, I'd have gone with a BF anyway. I dig the Swift quite a bit, but let's face it, it was not originally designed to pack. It's more of a happy accident that it (barely!) fits into a huge suitcase.
Why would you need to re-index? I didn't have any issues taking off and replacing the derailleur, shifting works just fine after my test disassembly / reassembly, and with it off I can't imagine you'd have to do anything more than at worst tweak the barrell adjuster....