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06-21-21, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by JBwombat

Hi, my wife had a new chain put on at our LBS a couple months ago. It jammed up today and when I looked at it, a pin was protruding out of one link. I pushed it back in, but I'm wondering if it's safe or should we assume if it came out once it'll happen again and we replace the chain? Thanks!

I once did this. Held up for 2500km and it happened again.Pushed it in and it lasted 200km.

Replace it with a quick link or replace the chain if it's moderately worn. You don't want it to snap when sprinting.

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