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Hole in chain

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  • 27-02-2012 2:13pm
    #1
    Harrybelafonte
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    Has anyone ever found a hole in one of the links in their chain (not the ones for the pins)? Amy idea how it got there? Should the link just be replaced?


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    Paul Kiernan
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    Maybe a stray shot from your local deer hunter?

    A picture would be interesting.


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    feck sake lads
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    ah it will just make it lighter :D


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,021 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Like this?

    sram-powerlink-silver-chain-connector.jpg


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    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    Lumen wrote: »
    Like this?

    sram-powerlink-silver-chain-connector.jpg

    OMFG. I've never had a chain with a powerlink before. Shut this thread down before I embarass myself any more.

    Also a sign I should clean my chain more.


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    Seve OB
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    Harrybelafonte wrote: »
    OMFG. I've never had a chain with a powerlink before. Shut this thread down before I embarass myself any more.

    whats a powerlink?


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    Mycroft H
    Registered Users Posts: 9,316 ✭✭✭Mycroft H


    stevieob wrote: »
    whats a powerlink?


    Only the greatest invention ever.


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    Seve OB
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    BX 19 wrote: »
    Only the greatest invention ever.

    so its a cryptic thing then is it?


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    Lemag
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    stevieob wrote: »
    whats a powerlink?
    It's a link that allows one to open and close their chain without having to break it.


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    AstraMonti
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    Careful though, not all powerlinks are reusable.


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    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,021 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    AstraMonti wrote: »
    Careful though, not all powerlinks are reusable.

    PowerLock = 10sp, non re-usable.
    PowerLink = <10sp, re-usable.

    I just bought a 10sp Wippermann chain with re-usable link, haven't fitted it yet.


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    sled driver
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    Lumen wrote: »
    PowerLock = 10sp, non re-usable.
    PowerLink = <10sp, re-usable.

    I just bought a 10sp Wippermann chain with re-usable link, haven't fitted it yet.

    Really?

    I have a 10sp Shimano chain with a power link (which seems to be fairly unusual given what I've read). I opend it a few weeks ago to take the chain off and give it a decent clean and just reattached it. Should I not have done that?

    Whats the point of having a power link on a 10sp chain so, if it's not re-usable?


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    el Bastardo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 573 ✭✭✭el Bastardo


    sled driver wrote: »
    Whats the point of having a power link on a 10sp chain so, if it's not re-usable?

    Powerlocks can be broken and reattached with tools, but not with bare hands. It's not officially supported; Some say it's due to patent issues with Wippermann.


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    sled driver
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭sled driver


    el Bastardo wrote: »
    Powerlocks can be broken and reattached with tools, but not with bare hands. It's not officially supported; Some say it's due to patent issues with Wippermann.

    Maybe I'm missing something :confused:.............................. but, if it's not re-usable, why would you be reattaching it??


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    el Bastardo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 573 ✭✭✭el Bastardo


    sled driver wrote: »
    Maybe I'm missing something :confused:.............................. but, if it's not re-usable, why would you be reattaching it??

    You're missing something:


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    #16
    Seve OB
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    I was cleaning my bike last night and look what I found :)

    picture.php?albumid=1790&pictureid=12102


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    #17
    Lumen
    Registered Users Posts: 31,021 ✭✭✭✭Lumen


    Lumen wrote: »
    I just bought a 10sp Wippermann chain with re-usable link, haven't fitted it yet.

    Update: I fitted this last night. It is very easy to separate and re-connect with normal finger pressure.


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