Originally Posted by
bellweatherman
???
I don't see how. I mean, this just is not possible with the SRAM links. There is no way those SRAM link thingies are just going to come off with using your hands only. I mean sure, you guys that can take these off by brute force alone probably have like gorilla hands or something, but I don't see how an average person can take these things off without a tool like the picture above.
I take mine apart with my hands all the time, and I am a 5'9" skinny nerd.
The key for me is to take the tension off that part of the chain by grabbing the chain on either side of the PowerLink. Practicing with the chain off the bike helps.