Originally Posted by
Road Fan
Steve, Aubergine has given a good description of what's different in Campy 10 chains. I'm PM-ing you, too.
Great!
Originally Posted by
rm -rf
I'm still trying to duplicate this great idea!
Originally Posted by
Drew Eckhardt
Chains used to have pins longer than their outer link width, and side plates with single diameter holes all the way through... You can't reuse pins because removing them shears off the end, and shouldn't reuse outer links because their pin holes opened up a bit from the original installation.
Understood! I only open and close the old 5-speed chains that have plenty of pin sticking out past the plate. I've used Connex and PowerLink connectors on my 8- and 9-speed bikes. Thanks for the explanation!
Steve