RE: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

I'd prefer the class after the ride with something cold to drink. Your
thoughts?

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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