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"C.J.Patten" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "araby" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> In my experience the idea is good in theory but when you have
>> accumulated any road detritus on the link, the slot gets gummed up and
>> won't work (slide). It's easy enough when you have cleaned it, but this
>> is only practical at home where a link extractor is available anyway.
>> Moreover, I have NEVER had to perform any roadside chain work so it seems
>> rather redundant. I don't bother with them anymore. KMC has a joining
>> link system but once it's snapped in position it becomes just another
>> link.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Roy
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> Thanks Roy. That was my concern with the KMC - it seems to be strictly for
> road-side triage without the chain tool. ("non-reusable")
>
> Do you see any problem cleaning a gummed-up master-link slot with the
> corner of a cycle jersey or is this a job for solvents?
Depends on how much you like the jersey
As I mentioned before, I have never removed the link on the road.
The first time I tried to clean out the slot, I used a tooth pick but
finally resorted to solvent. This was a SRAM chain.
Cheers,
Roy
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> "araby" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In my experience the idea is good in theory but when you have
>> accumulated any road detritus on the link, the slot gets gummed up and
>> won't work (slide). It's easy enough when you have cleaned it, but this
>> is only practical at home where a link extractor is available anyway.
>> Moreover, I have NEVER had to perform any roadside chain work so it seems
>> rather redundant. I don't bother with them anymore. KMC has a joining
>> link system but once it's snapped in position it becomes just another
>> link.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Roy
>
>
> Thanks Roy. That was my concern with the KMC - it seems to be strictly for
> road-side triage without the chain tool. ("non-reusable")
>
> Do you see any problem cleaning a gummed-up master-link slot with the
> corner of a cycle jersey or is this a job for solvents?
Depends on how much you like the jersey
As I mentioned before, I have never removed the link on the road.
The first time I tried to clean out the slot, I used a tooth pick but
finally resorted to solvent. This was a SRAM chain.
Cheers,
Roy
