Re: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

Way to go Flackaroos!

On Sep 12, 2010, at 7:17 PM, Wargin, David wrote:

Our relay team (Flackaroos) came in 8th out of 41 teams. I biked 56 miles -- completing course in 2:45 min. (Avg 20.6 mph). I ranked 4th on the bike. It was a nice hilly course too.


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Sent: Sun Sep 12 16:40:23 2010
Subject: Re: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

It's simple--I'd pull a McGiver (McGruber) and whip out my handy-dandy paperclip.
Sign me up.

I'll share my race results later.

Sorry I missed the 10 1/2 day yesterday...


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Subject: Re: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

Thanks, Greg. Now they'll all think I'm a witch doctor.

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Subject: RE: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?
Sent: Sep 12, 2010 4:29 PM

I don't think we have any choice.  anyone who doesn't go to this class
will end up with a broken chain on their next solo ride. 

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Subject: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

Something that Bob mentioned yesterday, after my chain mishap, got me 
thinking. How many in this group know how to fix a broken chain out on 
the road? It doesn't happen often, but if it did, and you're by 
yourselves, how many in this group would have to call for help to be 
able to finish the ride or just to get back home?

Even those chains that use the special, tool-free link systems for 
easy installation and removal could break mid-ride. In that case you'd 
need to be able open and close standard links to get going again.

As it happens, there's not all that much to it and I'd be more than 
happy to share the knowledge. I'm volunteering to give a little class 
to the group to show how to use the chain tool to add and remove links 
and to close back a chain. We could do this just before one of our 
regular rides and it would take no more than 15 minutes or so.

Any interest?

Beast




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