Re: Your Chain Just Broke. Now What?

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

Barry

On Sep 13, 2010, at 4:57 PM, "George Uribe" <George@visionimportgroup.com> 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
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