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  • March 31, 2015 at 2:15 pm #1027128
    Boomer Cycles
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    Stopped off at Las Bicicletas art exhibition at the Reagan International Trade Center before the commute home. Hurry if you haven’t seen it; today is the last day! #lasbicicletas
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    April 2, 2015 at 12:00 am #1027256
    ShawnoftheDread
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    So I discovered this when I was halfway home.
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    April 2, 2015 at 12:24 am #1027257
    mstone
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    Surely you had spares in the bag?

    April 2, 2015 at 12:26 am #1027259
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @ShawnoftheDread 112828 wrote:

    So I discovered this when I was halfway home.
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    Once I started riding fixed I started carrying quick-links in my tool bag. I should probably get some for my geared chains too, but I’m lazy.

    April 2, 2015 at 12:26 am #1027260
    KayakCyndi
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    @ShawnoftheDread 112828 wrote:

    So I discovered this when I was halfway home.
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    Should have texted me. I have a quick link in my kit and probably wasn’t far from wherever you were.

    April 2, 2015 at 1:01 am #1027261
    ShawnoftheDread
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    @mstone 112829 wrote:

    Surely you had spares in the bag?

    No, but I had one on my bedside table that I was thinking about putting in my bag this morning but didn’t. So almost as good.

    April 2, 2015 at 1:02 am #1027262
    ShawnoftheDread
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    @KayakCyndi 112832 wrote:

    Should have texted me. I have a quick link in my kit and probably wasn’t far from wherever you were.

    I was on Van Buren, so I just went to Tri360. The chain never even fell off.

    April 2, 2015 at 1:54 am #1027263
    Boomer Cycles
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    @TwoWheelsDC 112831 wrote:

    Once I started riding fixed I started carrying quick-links in my tool bag. I should probably get some for my geared chains too, but I’m lazy.

    I always have one in my saddle bag, after learning the hard way by snapping my chain once and having to hoof it home.

    April 2, 2015 at 2:17 am #1027264
    brendan
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    @Boomer2U 112835 wrote:

    I always have one in my saddle bag, after learning the hard way by snapping my chain once and having to hoof it home.

    I usually keep a couple sets of 9sp and 10sp kmc missing links in the bag. Along with tire boots, patches, cables and more tools than anyone should bike with. I also learned the hard way how difficult it can be to cut a gear cable with only a knife and still be able to get it through the housing…the cable was dual headed, so one end had to be cut somewhat cleanly…

    April 2, 2015 at 2:58 am #1027265
    hozn
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    @TwoWheelsDC 112831 wrote:

    Once I started riding fixed I started carrying quick-links in my tool bag. I should probably get some for my geared chains too, but I’m lazy.

    I didn’t realize that you could use quick links with FG? Just as a temporary measure? Probably need an extra half link, though — or maybe you would get lucky and have the chain break on the right half.

    I just carry spare chain links on the (SS) mtb. On the geared bike I don’t worry about it; I can just shorten the chain. I probably should throw a quick link in to save me some time. That said, in the past 7 or 8 years I have never broken a chain on the road bike. (Have broken a few on the mtb.)

    April 2, 2015 at 3:27 am #1027268
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @hozn 112837 wrote:

    I didn’t realize that you could use quick links with FG? Just as a temporary measure? Probably need an extra half link, though — or maybe you would get lucky and have the chain break on the right half.

    I just carry spare chain links on the (SS) mtb. On the geared bike I don’t worry about it; I can just shorten the chain. I probably should throw a quick link in to save me some time. That said, in the past 7 or 8 years I have never broken a chain on the road bike. (Have broken a few on the mtb.)

    At least on my KMC 1/8th chains, the quick-links are the same as the master links that come with the chain, so I don’t think it would compromise the integrity of the chain…I’d probably change the chain ASAP just to be safe though to avoid having two master links (although I don’t really know why that would be dangerous). And I think my main tool bag has a two quick links and maybe two extra regular links just in case…but with horizontal dropouts chain length isn’t a huge issue.

    April 2, 2015 at 3:34 am #1027270
    dkel
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    @hozn 112837 wrote:

    I just carry spare chain links on the (SS) mtb. On the geared bike I don’t worry about it; I can just shorten the chain.

    This. I have spare links for the fixie, but not for for the geared bike. Chain tools on both, though.

    April 2, 2015 at 3:01 pm #1027305
    DaveK
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    @TwoWheelsDC 112840 wrote:

    …I’d probably change the chain ASAP just to be safe though to avoid having two master links (although I don’t really know why that would be dangerous).

    The last chain on my Cross-Check had 4 before it moved on to a new home. What a great bike that was…

    April 2, 2015 at 9:53 pm #1027376
    Crickey7
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    I pity the MVT’ers tonight. That wind will be right in your faces.

    April 2, 2015 at 11:15 pm #1027378
    brendan
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    I ate gravel several times today, but didn’t crash once. Silly wind.

    B

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