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  • September 14, 2011 at 1:14 pm #930117
    Dirt
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    Nice! Humanity might have a little hope after all.

    Do you need anything to get home? I might have a link and I definitely have a chain tool. Connex White Star is my chain of choice these days, but it should fit most fat fixie chains.

    September 14, 2011 at 1:22 pm #930118
    OneEighth
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    Much appreciated, but right now I’m planning to just do the walk of shame—ie, take the bike home on the Metro—and sling another screw in. I use Izumi Vs on both my bikes and have always found them reliable.
    Stupid thing is, when cleaned the bike last weekend, I looked at the bolt and asked myself if I should be replacing it and possibly the chain.
    Question answered.

    September 14, 2011 at 2:15 pm #930121
    cephas
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    I’m trying to figure out what the bolt holding your chain together is.

    September 14, 2011 at 2:21 pm #930122
    Dirt
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    Rock on! Or maybe Walk on. ;)

    September 14, 2011 at 2:24 pm #930123
    Dirt
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    @cephas 8100 wrote:

    I’m trying to figure out what the bolt holding your chain together is.

    Some track chains use a screw to connect the master link. For the folks with legs the size of tree trunks they tend to be much stronger. If you’ve ever seen someone break a chain during a keirin race, you know how painful it is to have a chain failure.

    I’m cheap. I use the German chains that are significantly stronger than roadie chains, but have a 3-piece master link that, though not as strong as the Izumi chains, are pretty rock solid and cost 1/3 as much.

    I’m thinking that I might have to go to a half-link chain to get the chain length right for the 48×15 gearing. Any suggestions for a good one OneEighth? I’ve got a KHE (non hollow-pin), but I’m wondering if the KMC might not be a better choice. KMC seems to have a better rep.

    September 14, 2011 at 2:43 pm #930124
    OneEighth
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    I use Izumi halflinks. Other than the hassle of pinning them into the chain, they have worked fine.

    I think my habit of using this fixie for hills shortened the bolt’s life. Gotta say, the chain “stretched” quite a bit in one year.

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