Originally Posted by
operator
I'm going to call this ridiculously bad and unsafe advice unless you can confirm that 8 speed KMC chains aren't peened, either semi peened or fully peened. I guarantee you will break 9/10/11 speed chains with this method.
There is no reason to play with fire with KMC chains like this seeing as how they come with masterlinks. It's not lost art, it's dangerous.
Yeah, and no one should ever patch a tube cause some people can't do it correctly.
Do you know the difference between a KMC 8-spd chain versus the 9/10/11-spd ones?
What model chain did the OP said he has?
Yes, it's safe to do on a KMC 8-spd, but not on the 9/10/11-spd ones. You can tell the difference because the ends of the pins on the 8-spd stick further out and they're smooth and slightly rounded. The 9/10/11-spd chains have a more square end that's been peened flat with a dimple mark.
And what was the most common way to break chains before Shimano came out with their Hyperglide chains?
One needs to be able to make
distinctions between
different things in life. Such as seeing the difference between a red versus green traffic light because you want to drive differently when there's one shown versus the other. Not all chains are created equally and have different tools and techniques to service them. Sure, you can be on the safe side by saying to stop at every single traffic light you see, but a lot of times, it's not the required thing to do.