Originally Posted by
Shimagnolo
A few months ago, I had a Wippermann link dis-assemble it's self while downshifting climbing a hill. In all my years of previously using SuperLinks, and SRAM links, I never had that happen. Of course since my old pal Murphy was watching, one half of the link went off into the weeds and got lost.
Since then, I:
- No longer use Wippermann chains or links.
- Carry a small Park chain tool.
- Carry a spare SRAM link.
I had that exact thing happen a few years ago with a Wipperman link but no problems since. I was very glad I had a spare cuz finding the lost half was impossible.