Getting a quick link for my Shimano chain
05-29-18, 04:34 PM
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Getting a quick link for my Shimano chain
Cleaning my road bike chain has become a bit of a hassle with the chain still on the bike. My current Shimano CN-HG53 9-speed Bicycle Chain has no quick link and cant be removed without needed to buy completely new pins which isn't desirable. Are there quick links that I can buy to use with this chain - can I just remove a link and replace it with the quick link? Will I have to just buy a chain with a quick link?
05-29-18, 04:39 PM
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Yep, I'd recommended the Connex ones, you don't need any tools to break the chain then
05-29-18, 05:13 PM
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05-29-18, 05:42 PM
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I have using the gold SRAM Power Link for years on my 9 speed chains with great success. Easy to remove and re-install. Don
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Another choice is the KMC " Missing Link". All three of the recommended links are fine with the Connex probably being the most convenient but a bit more expensive. Which ever you buy, get it in 9-speed width. And yes, remove two adjacent pins from the same outer plate your Shimano chain and replace that link with the master link.
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Thanks for all the responses.
One more question - is it abnormal to put a quick link on a road bike? Is it more of a MTB thing?
One more question - is it abnormal to put a quick link on a road bike? Is it more of a MTB thing?
05-29-18, 06:44 PM
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Actually, these days it's a chain thing since most chains now come with one and those chains are used on every type of bike. Shimano, 10-speed and below, is the sole holdout and even they are coming around to the master links.
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Or if you want to put in a bit of an order to justify shipping, whole Connex chains are pretty cheap out of Germany, from Bike-Discount, Bike-Components, Bike24, etc etc. Just watch out, stuff is so cheap there you end up ordering way more stuff than you thought you needed...
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Putting a quick link on a road bike chain is completely normal. Don't give it a second thought.
