Re: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

It's not that I wouldn't like a tall cool one post ride.

I think that before the ride, while everyone is still fresh, is the
better time for a class.

At the end of the ride, some people may have dropped off, some may
decide they need to get back home early, some may bee to tired to
really pay attention.

But if everyone prefers to do it at the end, I'm fine with that.

On Sep 13, 2010, at 4:57 PM, George Uribe wrote:

> BRILLIANT!!!!!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Leighton [mailto:rleighton@leightonassociates.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 4:44 PM
> To: 'Oriel Mor'; 'Isaac Seinuk'; 'Arthur Finkel';
> northshorerenegades.chainring@blogger.com; 'David J. Shereck'; 'David
> Wargin'; 'Gus Condiles'; 'Barry Feirstein'; 'Greg Keller'; George
> Uribe;
> 'Bill Eisenberg'; 'Mitchel Lang'; 'Larry Nipon'; 'Todd Manas'; 'Jan
> Lemerman'; 'Yihao Ou'
> Subject: RE: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?
>
> I'd prefer the class after the ride with something cold to drink.
> Your
> thoughts?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oriel Mor [mailto:oriel61@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 4:19 PM
> To: Isaac Seinuk; Arthur Finkel;
> northshorerenegades.chainring@blogger.com;
> David J. Shereck; David Wargin; Gus Condiles; Barry Feirstein; Greg
> Keller; George Uribe; Bill Eisenberg; Robert Leighton; Mitchel Lang;
> Larry Nipon; Todd Manas; Jan Lemerman; Yihao Ou
> 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
>
>
>