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Steve Sr.
Guest
Hello,
I have a relatively new bike with about 1000 miles on it. Today on a
ride I dropped the chain. When I looked down the chain was nowhere to
be seen. It was 100 yards back in the middle of the road!
Initially I thought that the Wipperman Connex link had come undone but
when I retrieved the pieces and on inspection both side plates had
come off of a regular link. The pin was left in the link on the other
other end of the break.
Does anyone know if this particular chain design is prone to problems
like this? This is the first time that I can remember having a chain
break on me.
The only suspicious thing about this break is that it occurred only
2-3 links from the end of the chain. Almost like the person who built
the bike originally cut the chain too short and then went back and
added these links back in without using Shimano's special replacement
pins which the shop probably didn't have.
Thanks,
Steve
I have a relatively new bike with about 1000 miles on it. Today on a
ride I dropped the chain. When I looked down the chain was nowhere to
be seen. It was 100 yards back in the middle of the road!
Initially I thought that the Wipperman Connex link had come undone but
when I retrieved the pieces and on inspection both side plates had
come off of a regular link. The pin was left in the link on the other
other end of the break.
Does anyone know if this particular chain design is prone to problems
like this? This is the first time that I can remember having a chain
break on me.
The only suspicious thing about this break is that it occurred only
2-3 links from the end of the chain. Almost like the person who built
the bike originally cut the chain too short and then went back and
added these links back in without using Shimano's special replacement
pins which the shop probably didn't have.
Thanks,
Steve