tip for emergency chain tool with detachable handle?

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02-24-22, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by surak

Odd seeing people complaining about how hard it is to break "modern" chains. I've broken a dozen chains ranging from 8-speed to 11 (Shimano, SRAM, and KMC) with my Topeak Hexus X, not a single one was any trouble. Did a couple HG901 Dura-Ace chains recently and a SRAM PC-1130 just last week, every pin came out easily.

Removing the pin from a modern chain (to differentiate from physically “breaking” a chain) is relatively easy with larger chain tools because you generally aren’t limited by leverage. The peened pins of modern chains do offer more resistance to removal than older, unpeened chains. The peen comes off as a ring that is usually stuck to the push pin on the chain tool like these

It’s harder to break that peen off with a small emergency tool.

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