Originally Posted by
TurdFerguson2
Also, an old spoke works well. Bend a loop into it (where the circle part is on the pictured tool) and you get some extra springiness.
For whoever asked what those do, it holds the chain together so you can re-assemble a chain on the bike more easily. You stick the end hooks into some links in the chain.
Why in the world do you need a spoke or hanger to hold the ends of a chain to rejoin them when all that is necc. to get the slack to ease the job is to lift the chain off the chainrings? All of the prev. mentioned solutions are for a problem that doesn't exist.