Snap links - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

tomiskinky · 27th May 2008

Do i need pliers to put these on? Or are my fingers weak!

31t®um · 27th May 2008

na, you gotta get one side on and push over the other bit with a screw driver.

eyebrows · 27th May 2008

that look like these:

?

easy, just use fingers, bend the chain abit and then pop!

to get them off- get a thin spanner and lever away

Woo! 2,000th post!

31t®um · 27th May 2008

isn't there also a split link to go with that???

dogsballs · 27th May 2008

these are the new type that just engage when you flex the link ;)

31t®um · 27th May 2008

wouldn't trust it.

eyebrows · 27th May 2008

served me well thus far, quite hard to remove

salmonchild · 27th May 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by 31t®um

wouldn't trust it.

i do, and hope nothing bad comes about.

provenrad · 27th May 2008

The one eyebrows posted is like I got with a wippperman ( I think? ) just needs to flex as he said..
You also get ones with a slide-on plate, where you drop the second plate on then click it into place. the pin-holes are keyhole shaped + Pliers help a lot.
EDIT - bloody hell ollie - you still alive?

31t®um · 27th May 2008

fair do's, i suppose running single/fixed there would be no sideways movement anyways.

You also get ones with a slide-on plate, where you drop the second plate on then click it into place. the pin-holes are keyhole shaped + Pliers help a lot.

that's what i thought he had.

tomiskinky · 27th May 2008

Cheers all, just weak fingers then, i'll battle on.
Yup, that is the one eyebrows.

aidan · 27th May 2008

i have one of those flexy links on my chain...no problems so far.they are a lot easier to use.

aidan · 27th May 2008

weird...

tomiskinky · 27th May 2008

Sorted, i just had to flex the chain a bit. Will give it full tilt down to south ken tonight.

snoops · 27th May 2008

yeh just bend the chain horizontally and it will snap off, may fly odd though and go under a washing machine like mine did.

you have to bend it in a way not replicable by the motion of the chain whilst cycling so no worry about coming off.

27th May 2008	#1
tomiskinky	Snap links Do i need pliers to put these on? Or are my fingers weak!
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27th May 2008	#2
31t®um	na, you gotta get one side on and push over the other bit with a screw driver.
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27th May 2008	#3
eyebrows	that look like these: ? easy, just use fingers, bend the chain abit and then pop! to get them off- get a thin spanner and lever away Woo! 2,000th post!
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27th May 2008	#5
dogsballs	these are the new type that just engage when you flex the link ;)
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27th May 2008	#9
provenrad	The one eyebrows posted is like I got with a wippperman ( I think? ) just needs to flex as he said.. You also get ones with a slide-on plate, where you drop the second plate on then click it into place. the pin-holes are keyhole shaped + Pliers help a lot. EDIT - bloody hell ollie - you still alive?
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27th May 2008	#12
aidan	i have one of those flexy links on my chain...no problems so far.they are a lot easier to use.
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27th May 2008	#15
snoops	yeh just bend the chain horizontally and it will snap off, may fly odd though and go under a washing machine like mine did. you have to bend it in a way not replicable by the motion of the chain whilst cycling so no worry about coming off.
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