How To Untangle A Bike Chain
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Ever been in the frustrating situation of a knotted chain that won't straighten out?
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It's one of those problems that is easy to fix once you know how. Generally, your chain gets knotted when the top half crosses over the bottom half. Simply spread those two knots out and pull the chain back over your derailleur and chainset and the issue SHOULD be solved!
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After not having changed a rear bike tire in over 20 years my 12 year old son and I ran into this same problem. After much frustration we came across this video. Thanks so much! This helped!
Sir you are indeed a most powerful wizard I proceeded with your enchantment and before my eyes the chain did unwind as a snake returning to its basket. How this was achieved remains a deep mystery to me as I am without your sorcery. Your humble apprentice. David.
Thnx alot , i remove my bycycle chain tangle in 30 second because of you...i was just cleaning chain after get down it from spike ,omg home was 5 km away...God bless you...
Spent an hour trying to fix this never ending puzzle, watched this vid and took me 2 mins
Same here!
@Jesse Mcmullen bless gcn for preventing my suicide
I've watched this video like 10 times and I've gone from 2 kinks to 6 kinks and I'm a guy that can fix stuff.
Lol. I feel your pain.
I'm not the only one then haha
I'm having this same freaking issue. I have kmfive kinks in my bike right now.
I had to get mine fixed in the end, the bike mechanic tried to do it in his van outside, he said what have you done to this haha he took it home and fixed it 😀👍
At 4 currently, tendency ascending
So a few months back hybris bh bike was stolen. After giving chase I was literally 3 metres from the guy who hid of the platform at the train station he then proceded to dump the bike there. A few days later my bike was recovered and handed to me. The drailier was bent, my hydronic brakes wouldn't work and the chain was looped 3 times. After watching your video I've managed to unloop the chain and now the brakes suddenly work. It's not perfect but it means I can now sell it on as I've got an ele trip carrera vengence now. So thanks for the upload and you've earned yourself a sub too
I am so thankful for this video!!! My mountain bike had this problem!! I fixed it myself thanks to you!!!😁😁
May I just second this and say thanks to Si
It happens to me twice. First time it took me about 45 minutes to solve that puzzle. Last night after 5 hours of trying I found your video , trying to copy your moves but I had loop on the top in different way so it didn't work for me and I made it worse 4 loops.But after another 2 hours finally I did it , but I don't know how. For people who are frustrated by this - there is a way to beat it and I think the key is just right moment and to be calm , it just comes like a magic
I'm in the same boat. It's nearly worked, but now my chain is reversed at the peddle. Spent half an hour and left it for tomorrow 😭
Same here but I have a brain injury and effects my problem solving 🙄 and my PTSD shows when I get all mad 🤬
Best thing to do is leave and take a break lol
@@robertmcgregor5767did you ever fix it
I’m literally stranded in the middle of no where watching this vid thanks
Hope you fixed it
@@Southerntrainspotter315 legend has it, that man is still in the woods untangling his chain
@@andresmorfin2407 LOL bro i just died laughing.
Hes still untangling it
Me also
Thank you for this! In my case I had two knots - the back one I was able to fix with your technique but on the front the knot couldn't go through the 'slot' for the chain. After much frustration it dawned on me I should try to loop the second knot around the back the same way as the first - that did the trick - thanks!!
You don’t understand how much I love you right now
Umm, where were you when I was a kid. I used to take a pin out of the chain to get it back together. Thank you so much!!
I was on the verge of doing that
Video was a godsend...
Thank you so much! My BMX chain was all untangled up, and your tip about spreading the loops apart did the trick. Thank you from The USA!, Mike
Dude, I was messing around with a kinked chain yesterday for at least an hour and gave up. I caught your video today and went back at it - 10 minutes later, it was all good!!! Thanks for the video.
I literally have had this problem for five months and have not been able to ride my bike, thank you so much you are the best I was looking for DAYS for a video that helped me with this
This video is the only one i found that mentioned "you may think you need to push the kinks together to cancel them out, but you should actually spread them out and you may see what you need to do" . Thats exactly what happened. As soon as i heard that i figured it out on my own. And you were right about normally not wanting to turn the bike upside down because it causes this problem, thats precisely how i caused it. Awesome video and much appreciated.
This video was instrumental in helping me untangle a chain on a bmx bike. It was very easy to follow. I watched another one with some lady trying to show people how to untangle a bike chain and she proceeded to tangle it more several times before finally untangling it. She didn’t really show what she was doing probably because she didn’t really know what she was doing. So thanks for the video it was very helpful.
THANK YOU
An hour of trying to fix it myself. A half hour of watching useless videos. Your the first to give clear instructions and show how its done.
THANK YOU
I ordered a folding bike and it came with the chain off of the chainring and 2 kinks! I spent forever trying to untangle that damn chain! I removed the brake pads, rear wheel, rear derailleur…chain still kinked! Then I came across your video and voilà! Problem solved! I’m on my knees with gratitude🙏🏼
after attempting to solve this problem for an hour I checked your video and fixed it in about 1 minute
Dude you just savedy life.. like five miles from home.. chain popped, almost broke that thing man was so frustrated.. your the man dude.. ty so much..
I sat here for an hour, pulling and tugging and just looking at this chain...less than a minute after watching your video...chain fixed! Thank you!!
Don't care about anyone else but this video helped me out. So thanks a lot !
Same
Well i don't care about you either, so there!
You don’t have to share your miserable quality’s about your self online not caring about anyone else is called being a Karen
@@Thicbladi somebody's a little mad. He is just saying people had bad experiences with the video and he didn't stop raging at him
@@akmcg oof don’t know why I said that for some reason at that time
I have to admit that when I saw the title I was expecting the most boring video of all time, but that wasn't bad Si. I know I am still newer to this than a lot of your regular audience, but that was worth watching.
Simon; Yes, I see. But if the chain loops (tangles) are ‘facing’ the other direction, then this will not work. The chain will not easily lift back into place as you demonstrated. Looking forward to more of your otherwise helpful tips. Cheers, Peacham, Vermont, usa
Then what?
Seemed so obvious when I was helping rechain my gf's bike but I haven't used a bike in 2 decades it feels and it seems too easy to be this hard to figure out. Super helpful :)
I'll just send you my bike
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Thank you Sir. I am not mechanically inclined and following you instructions unkinked my chain with ease. I stored my bike upside down before watching this video. No more.
I am going to have to take my bike to a bike shop to fix this....I had two loops in my chain before I watched this video and now after watching it, I have six tangle loops all jammed together next to each other and I cant figure out which of those loops to unravel first.....The more I try to untangle it, the worse it gets....tangle loops keep multiplying.
Thanks man, i was struggling 2 hours yesterday without any result, after watching your video i fixed it in 2 minutes
I love this. I had to disassemble my bikes for moving, and this helped a butt load. Thankyou global cycling network!
Thanks so much I was so annoyed when this happened. I tried to take my chain off with a chain tool which ended up breaking the chain tool and I was so annoyed but this video saved the day. Absolute legend!
this was great - i had tangled my chain a few years back and brought it to lbs and they took the chain off - obviously they didn't know - i tangled it agian this week and brought my bike to work with the intention of bringing it to my lbs but then checked out this video and did it in less than a minute! thanks to this gentleman and gcn!
sometimes a visual is all one needs , i messed with my bike chain for 30 min and after watching this video i fixed it in 5 min and i didnt even have to remove the rear wheel! thank you!
This one actually helped where another video didn't. thank you
Thank you! Spent almost half a hour trying to figure this out. After watching your video it took me like 10 seconds to untangle it! THANK YOU!
Good tips as usual. Also this guy has about the coolest accent on any video.
I did it on my EBike. Idk know how but after creating 2 more loops which became 4 loops somehow. I tried this routine again and miraculously it untangled. Took about 20 minutes and 8 views. Thx
Just want to say thanks, and this helped me. Man, I never realized the chain took such an intricate path with the trailer I guess it's called. Glad I got it quickly, cause I have to have it right to mount my new motor. ❤
It’s so frustrating I want to just pull the chains until it eventually breaks
Yeah dude
I jus had this problem. Th chain was crossed over itself and knotted on the actual gear cog itself... I have no idea how I fixed it...didn't look possible. Took like a hour or two
same
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Great video. This was actually pretty easy to do without taking the back wheel off as well.
This video saved me a cold and wet 40 minute walk home in cleats and cycling shorts, thank you very very much.
sometimes its 4 knots but you will figure it out. Get all four knots close to eachother and you will work out two and from there follow this video. if it wasnt for this video, i would be lost....but i started with four knots and then two knots than cero knots. i feel sorry for those who throw away a bike because of ignorance...tks for this video.
Thanks for this! I took both wheels off to fit the bike in the back of the car, and when it came out the chain was twisted and I had no clue how. Quick, easy video tutorial - problem solved.👍
Took a bit longer than I expected but it works, thanks mate
Mine just fell off yesterday and I tried untangling it right away.. 😩😓 "epic fail under pressure" gave it a rest until i felt like searching for a way to figure it out and BOOM! I got it successfully right after watching your video! You've earned a sub my friend. Tysm! 🤜🏾🤛🏾💯
Thank you. Now I'm a super hero to my son. Ever grateful
Thank you my friend. This saved me alot of frustration. Love your accent .
Thanks for the video. I had no idea how to untangle my son's bike chain until I watched this... You saved me a ton of money!
I was so confused when my bike was like this took me 10 minutes and still didn't figure it out... Thank goodness for u guys
I had 1 and ended with 6, what a helpful tutorial
Your fault get good
Great video! A lot of cyclists get confused when their chain gets looped like that. Si does a great job of explaining the problem and illustrating the solution. Although I did laugh at the dirty fingers. I "second" the suggestion to use a removable master link. They go by many names: Master Link (Flying Horse), Missing Link (KMC), Connecting Link (RK Racing, Renthal), PowerLink (SRAM), etc. I live near Lake Michigan where sand is unavoidable. I can ride on a clean beautifully-paved road and still get sand in my drivetrain because the wind blows it from the sand dunes along the lake. It means I have to clean the drivetrain often. Every one of my bikes and my family's bikes have SRAM chains with PowerLinks. It makes cleaning our chains and drivetrains so much easier!
This was such a great help. I spent 30 minutes trying to figure out how to fix it. Watched your vid and done in 2 minutes thanks so much!
Thanks much. It took a few tries ... but I was able to get it to work thanks to your guidance.
Sir, you are my hero. I put my tire back on and derp, it made even more sense
I spent like a hour bro im about to stop living voluntarily
Totally saved my bacon!! Thank you! Never had this problem before and had 2 knots I just couldn't figure out how to fix. Watched this and 2 minutes later all good.
Well, at 3:14 we can see just how much Si likes his Garmin ;)
thank you a thousand times I succeeded thanks to you
in 10 minutes it was settled, I had been on it for half an hour😅
Been trying for ages but took ten seconds after watching this video..cheers bud👍
Right on time. Son thought he was about to get a new bike. He would have if not for this video.
wow the how to s are coming to an end
Thanks bro, this video helped me and my brother from getting new chains all together 😅
Thanks a lot❤❤. You don’t know how much you helped me getting out of this trouble😅😅.
Thankyou. You saved me from so much anger
Patience and blind luck seems to do the trick too , just keep finessing the kinks away from each other and ensure your derailleur is all the way out
Thank you, my multi-gear electric bike was a bit different from the video so I felt I had some extra complications. That being said, your video was vital to my success in getting my back tire properly reinstalled after replacing the inner tube. I feel like the nature of untangling bike chains brings out the most frustration we are capable of having, along with spider-wrap you'll find in retail stores clumped together.
This really helped, especially understanding the technique.
Thanks for this video. Not sure how it happened to begin with but after watching this video I had the chain fixed in less than a minute.
Videos like this make me love CZcams. This was very helpful, thanks a bunch
This video is amazing thank you! got a super difficult loop out of my chain in 5 minutes.
Great advice and 4 knots taken out within minutes on my sons bike
This video just saved my heiné. Thank you good sir. This is truly a public service
After watching the video a million times I finally figured it out 😂😂😂😂
GCN to the rescue again! This happen to me in a BMX build and I thought I was going to die.
Thank you sir. I dunno how it happened but when i tried to put the chains on the pedal it was entangled feels like magic.
That chain looks so satisfying!
I just got out of this thanks to you giving me hope and guidance !....cheers
The video was very helpful but I didn’t need any of your advice because when I was watching it I was fiddling with the chain and got it on done right at the start of the video thank you
THANK YOU! Also the intro, was totally me 😂
As a beginner cyclist trying to figure out how to change my own tires and what not, I appreciate this video because I have a bike in my garage right now that I have managed to screw up royally, just like this.
I struggled with this insanity for over two hours all the while becoming increasingly mad, mad I tell you . You made it look so simple. Thanks, now that that's finally fixed, got any tips for getting dry chain lube off the bike, walls, floor, a stool and my dog and myself?
There might be cynicals out there who flame you. But I had to broke my chain apart two months ago because I was scratching my hair off trying to untangle it, until my determination ran out eventually, that is. While I am no way a mechanic, I can build a road bike from scratch on my own, therefore not a total newcomer either.
Long story short, thank you GCN!
Took me literally one minute watching this video after waiting a couple of days THANK YOU SO MUCH AGHHHHH
Thank you, i'm on time at work after this tube change, because of this video. Thanks 💯
Very useful video. My road bike's chain tangled luckily less than a mile from home yesterday after a long and fast ride. It's been a long time since I last encountered (and sorted) a similar issue and in my weary state I didn't have the brain power to work out how to fix it. I wheeled the bike home and watched this video this morning and fixed it in less than 30 seconds without having to take the rear wheel off. It was getting the two loops as far apart as possible that made the everything else fall in place. At least I'll be now able to ride the bike to my mechanic for him to identify and rectify the cause of the slippage so hopefully it will be a while before something similar happens again. If it does, hopefully I'll be able remember what to do.
Was looking up how to get the chain apart and found this.. THANK YOU!
Same
Thank u I would have been sitting hear for hours .I watched your video it took me 5 min.
Awesome dude. Worked for me. I was swapping out a crankset and BB. God knows what happened but I had two knots. Whipped back wheel off, jobs a good un. 👍🏻
Thanks man this video saved me a lot of time and frustration.
Great tutorial was out riding and my chain knotted..🤐🤬😭 looked at ur video & fixed in a few moments 😁 big up👊🏿
Had like 5 loops, kept making it worse. Watched this, done in 30 seconds! Cheers!
Abracadabra, got the chain back on in 10 mins, thanks for the clip!
Thank You Thank You and Thank You fixed it in less than 10 seconds.
Hey. Thanks a million for this video.. I watched 2 min and managed to get it right.. A few months ago we sat for 2 hours and couldn't thanks for sharing if you have more biking videos let us know 👏😊
You're a genius, been as this for hours, thank you!!!
if this happened to me I'd have probably just separated and reattached the chain. Good to know that's unnecessary for the future. Nice video!
Brilliant video for the damsel in distress
This video helped me not to make an entirely new book of swear words. Thanks GCN
Well done! After replacing my rear wheel inner tube I ran into exactly this problem, and found it diabolically impossible. I *sort* of understood your (superb) demonstration and then flipped and flopped and it came right...
P.S. I'm amazed at some of the brainless comments here... what do these people do all day.... your video saved me an expensive visit to the bike shop.