RE: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

Hear, Hear, what a grand idea!  Diner with the boys and some wrenches!  Or better yet some wenches.

 

 

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From: isaacsei@optonline.net [mailto:isaacsei@optonline.net]
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:12 PM
To: Barry
Cc: George Uribe; Robert Leighton; Oriel Mor; Arthur Finkel; <northshorerenegades.chainring@blogger.com>; David J. Shereck; David Wargin; Gus Condiles; Greg Keller; Bill Eisenberg; Mitchel Lang; Larry Nipon; Todd Manas; Jan Lemerman; Yihao Ou
Subject: Re: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

 

I took a similar class with Mitchel when I bought a new chain. Why don't we hire a wrench to teach us basic and advanced wrenching one night. A dinner seminar in the winter at some point.

----- Original Message -----
From: Barry
Date: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:07 pm
Subject: Re: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?
To: George Uribe 
Cc: Robert Leighton , Oriel Mor , Isaac Seinuk , Arthur Finkel , "" , "David J. Shereck" , David Wargin , Gus Condiles , Greg Keller , Bill Eisenberg , Mitchel Lang , Larry Nipon , Todd Manas , Jan Lemerman , Yihao Ou 

> That's what we've been missing all summer - more alcohol.
>
> Barry
>
> 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
> >
> >
> >
>