Originally Posted by
bellweatherman
The only gripe, ok HUGE gripe, I have with these powerlink thingies is that they are impossible to take off just using your hands. Sure, they are a snap to put on, but they are way too difficult to remove only using your hands. So, you end up buying another tool anyway to get them off. Something like that Park powerlink chain removal tool made just for these so-called easy link things.

That's because you're doing it wrong.
Sram masterlinks can be taken off by hand. Done it several billion times. The tool *does* make it much easier though.