run a chain without master/power link?
02-26-07 | 03:34 AM
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run a chain without master/power link?
hello all,
newbie q: is the only point of the power link that of toolless chain removal?
i recently did a chain cleaning. removed chain by pushing out a pin on a regular link. in process of cleaning, sram power link came undone and now it seems looser than before. i feel uneasy riding with it. can i just replace the powerlink with a regular?
newbie q: is the only point of the power link that of toolless chain removal?
i recently did a chain cleaning. removed chain by pushing out a pin on a regular link. in process of cleaning, sram power link came undone and now it seems looser than before. i feel uneasy riding with it. can i just replace the powerlink with a regular?
02-26-07 | 09:04 AM
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Its also possible to lose the powerlink from a SRAM 8 speed chain. Naturally, it happened to me right in the heart of our Downtown area. I almost went down in the middle of a left turn. No chance of finding the missing link so I walked 2 blocks to my LBS & borrowed a chain tool to fix it. Now I'm Master linkless!
02-26-07 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by knobster
Yeah, just replace it. The powerlink isn't suppose to be reusable. Sucks. Learned that yesterday myself.
02-26-07 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by operator
Only the 10 speed ones. All other powerlinks ARE reusable. That's the point.
