531Aussie

Sorry if this has been done before, but I've found the new search function to be nowhere near as good as the old one.

I'm building a bike for a friend who has bought a new Chorus 11sp groupset.
How will I put the chain on? I don't have the new Campag tool.
I think I should just let him take it to a shop, yes?

Greenfieldja

If you are using a campagnolo 11 spd chain then you will need a chain tool that not only presses in the pin but also peens the end of the pin. The campy 11 spd tool is used for both of these functions. I have heard there is another company that makes a similar tool but you will need to conduct a search on here or wait to see if someone else chimes in with the name of the company. I don't recall there being any aftermarket 11 spd chains available yet, so until someone makes a quick connect link for 11spd you are stuck needing a tool that will peen the connecting pin.

-j

operator

You need the tool.

Either the official campy tool which you can press and peen the rivet. Or the two parter Park version. No quicklink is available for the 11sp as yet, so you MUST do it this way.

DaveSSS 

There are instructions for installing a Campy joining pin with a standard chain tool at the Park website. Those instructions for the 10 speed pin apply to the 11 speed version, but yes, the end of the pin must be flared after the guide pin is snapped off. Park makes a tool to do that too.

A recently made 10 speed chain tool may fit the new 11 speed chain, but my older Park CT-3 needed some filing to make it fit. The U-shaped support was too thick and hit the inner plates, which kept the outer plate from properly resting against the back jaw of the tool. A little filing on the side nearest the drive pin fixed that.

The trick to installing any Campy joining pin, from the left side, is eliminating the tension on the chain while it's being pressed in and pushing down on the link, since it may want to raise up when the pin is pushed in. Drape the chain over the BB shell or remove the rear wheel to be sure there is no chain tension.

The Campy tool does work much better, since is has a special clip to hold the chain down and holds both ends together, elminating the chain tension issue. I have the tool and know that it works quite well.

Forster now sells a superlink that fits the 11 speed chain, but it costs $20 (Lickton's has it). I've been using the KMC link for the Campy 5.9mm 10 speed chain and others have used the SRAM 10 powerloc successfully. The fit is a bit sloppy, but still works.

Dan Burkhart 

This one maybe?
https://www.rohloff.de/en/products/revolver_2/index.html

DaveSSS 

No. The new joining pin is not peened in the conventional sense. It's hollow at the end with a small split right at the end. The Campy and Park tool have a driving pin with a 90 degree pointed end. This pointed pin is driven into the hollow end and flares the pin out.

531Aussie

Thanks very much for the replies.
I'll definitely be leaving it to the bike shop