This is just an example how how to use a master link…. Not all chains have master links. Some are riveted together all the way around like half link chains and stuff. So this does not apply to all bike chains people keep that in mind. If you don’t see a link that looks like the one in the video or of the link has a it has a small u shaped clip around the rivet that’s another kind of more common master link this will only work on that specific link.
@@christiankeim if you use cheap components, or hit your chain/gears hardly, the chain can get stuck and you wont be able to pedal anymore. You would have to disassemble the chain where the damage has been done, you might even need to disassemble the derailleur. You might have been cycling like a psycho but you still took enough care of your bike for this to never happen and or you werent riding crazy enough 😂😂
@@Spiralitism what? You started with, "if you use cheap components" I don't use cheap shit so clearly this would be "your" kinda problem, not mine. Pretty simple. Get what ya fucking pay for. 😂 I can't even with you fucking kids hahahahaha
I have cycled for over 2 decades and 40 thousand miles over 2 different bicycles. I haven't had the occasion / desire to look for the quick link yet but I will do so next time I get a chance. Edit: Since I commented I have found out I didn't have master link and instead I had to purchase a tool to remove a pin. I also have replaced my chain and cassette and all of my intermittent slipping problems are totally solved. It was about $75 in parts and tools to replace these on Giant Talon mountain 29 inch wheel bicycle with a 3x8 Shimano drivetrain.
Uhhh, have you checked your chain? 40,000 miles over 2 bikes seems like quite long enough that you should have chain stretch and skipping gears every so often. I don't get anywhere near that and I replaced a chain when I got over 1% of stretch causing gear skipping.
@@kickassnetwork When it starts skipping I get out the spray of dry lube and spray the chain while rotating the pedals backwards for a minute or so. I am using a Giant 29 inch bicycle with a 3x8 drivetrain. The previous bicycle was a diamondback wildwood 2003 with a 2x8 i think. I am not sure of the model of Giant. I think it was a March 2018 or 2019 purchase.
Sometimes I now add a second quick link on my chain. If the chain comes apart, you'll always have a way to fix it! You can distort the link though with this method, but you'll get another chance.
Bullshitt! You can open and close them more often then you ever need to! I take out my chain every 200km for cleaning and rewaxing on my enduros. Quick link still lasts longer then the chain. Getting 1000-1500km out of a chain while pulling the juniors with the ebike, and 1500-2500km on the regular bike (that might be because i do 1000km in bikeparks every year with it) 😆.
@@mikuramsay The chain wear doesn't matter. No one reads the instructions apparently. All you have to do is push together each side of the link together and then slide them in opposite directions to unlock it. I don't have a tool for this and have done it a countless number of times over the years when maintaining my bikes.
@@joshafc41 oohhh...I see now, turns out sram only makes powerlinks for 1-9 speeds, while the ones from 10 speed and up are called powerlocks, my bad. i've only had experience with sram chains from 10 speed onwards. thanks for enlightening me.
What kind of trail side issue would this fix? I'm thinking if I need to remove the chain trailside, I've either got a broken chain I need to replace a link in, r other drivetrain issue I need to shorten my chain to work around...
These replacement chain links are not designed to be removed, only to rejoin a chain(after removing the damaged chain link). These links have a flexible back plate to make fitting simple and don't have the tensile strength of a normal link
I don't recommend running a quick link, but if you do, carry a spare. They do occasionally fail and get lost. Much more reliable to carry a small chain breaker, then if something happens to your chain, you can replace. or shorten any section of chain at the roadside.
@bencastor9207 Find one. Don't act smart, there are rocks everywhere you go. You live on a rock, use that. In all seriousness though, if you're in the city or on a road then there's a pothole somewhere with loose gravel. You're going to hike your bike until you find one, or end up calling someone to come pick you up lol
As a mechanic, my emergency tool kit includes a quick link tongs, just because the 12 speed lock opens only bad and poorly without them. But, your hack is almonst good, for those who acting carefully! But, I guess, at least 50 % of my customers, will destroy their chainring teeth, bend it or break it, and I will sale them some new ones😂😂😂
I agree with the people talking about Sram Powerlinks. No tools needed and I even use a sram chain on my Shimano drivetrain. I have even mix and matched Sram links on KMC chains. Changes only the ease of removal. Maybe when I build up my new bike, I’ll see about mixing Sram Links with a Shimano chain. Might be different tho since I saw that you can’t use just any chainring for Shimano anymore with their 12 speed groupsets.
Thanks! I’ll definitely be using this sometime soon. My bike has seen better days, and it needs to go to the shop again. Now if my chain ever pops off while I’m riding again, I’ll just do this.
HOOOO Guy, ok you open the quick link of the chain, but then how do you remove a link without tools??? (you forgot to say that you have to change this link each time you open it! Without forgetting to mention the direction of rotation…). Gégé, Lausanne - Switzerland.
I always take my chain apart and put it back together when I'm out cycling , what about a video on carrying a pump so you can let your tyres down then pump them back up again , instant dopamine hit.
I wouldn’t trust doing this much. Once is enough. Twice will damage the link slightly, and if you’re on an e-bike the power could pull it apart. Ask me how I know…
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe if you need to shorten the chain to single-speed length, after destroying your rear derailleur, but then you'll still need to extract a rivet.
This is a really good question. In 1000s of miles of riding I’ve never needed this. Yes, I’ve broken chains while riding multiple times, but this isn’t needed in that case. Above posters offered some unusual reasons. Here’s another: Yesterday on a trail came across a guy whose chain guard came loose and he wasn’t able to fix it without removing the chain.
Probably the most useful bike hacks that I've ever actually used in the wild. This is so much better than the shoe lace method
Why should you split your chain in the woods?
@@TnFruit if you mess up your chain somehow on a ride and you need to fix it
Mess it up how? I had the same question.
@@B1000ad if you put too much torque on a chain, it can snap. It doesn't happen often, but it can happen, especially on more worn chains
Aye, but if it snapped you wouldn't need to split it, it would already be split??
"Without any tools"
Step 2: pull out a muti tool and use it as a hammer"...got it 😂
yeah, but you could use anything, water bottle, bottom or shoe, a rock, etc
He said without a chain breaker, not without any tools
@@LefuLe read the caption champ 🏆
“Without a chain breaker” a multi tool isn’t a chain breaker…
@@AjHxze-lx4jn read the caption champ 🏆 😂
This is just an example how how to use a master link…. Not all chains have master links. Some are riveted together all the way around like half link chains and stuff. So this does not apply to all bike chains people keep that in mind. If you don’t see a link that looks like the one in the video or of the link has a it has a small u shaped clip around the rivet that’s another kind of more common master link this will only work on that specific link.
I'm just wondering, what trailside emergency repairs require breaking the chain and can be worked on without tools? I honestly can't think of any.
If the chain gets stuck when one of the gears bend, you can disassemble the chain to reduce damage
@@Spiralitismwhy would this happen tho? Over 30 years of riding like a psycho and I've never needed to remove my chain unless I was replacing it.
@@christiankeim if you use cheap components, or hit your chain/gears hardly, the chain can get stuck and you wont be able to pedal anymore. You would have to disassemble the chain where the damage has been done, you might even need to disassemble the derailleur. You might have been cycling like a psycho but you still took enough care of your bike for this to never happen and or you werent riding crazy enough 😂😂
@@Spiralitism what? You started with, "if you use cheap components" I don't use cheap shit so clearly this would be "your" kinda problem, not mine.
Pretty simple. Get what ya fucking pay for. 😂
I can't even with you fucking kids hahahahaha
I have cycled for over 2 decades and 40 thousand miles over 2 different bicycles. I haven't had the occasion / desire to look for the quick link yet but I will do so next time I get a chance. Edit: Since I commented I have found out I didn't have master link and instead I had to purchase a tool to remove a pin. I also have replaced my chain and cassette and all of my intermittent slipping problems are totally solved. It was about $75 in parts and tools to replace these on Giant Talon mountain 29 inch wheel bicycle with a 3x8 Shimano drivetrain.
Have you never lubed a chain?
@@davidtt8372 I use a spray can of dry lube but it's messy and leaves white residue on the chain and anywhere it oversprays.
Uhhh, have you checked your chain? 40,000 miles over 2 bikes seems like quite long enough that you should have chain stretch and skipping gears every so often. I don't get anywhere near that and I replaced a chain when I got over 1% of stretch causing gear skipping.
@@kickassnetwork When it starts skipping I get out the spray of dry lube and spray the chain while rotating the pedals backwards for a minute or so. I am using a Giant 29 inch bicycle with a 3x8 drivetrain. The previous bicycle was a diamondback wildwood 2003 with a 2x8 i think. I am not sure of the model of Giant. I think it was a March 2018 or 2019 purchase.
@@kickassnetwork I half feel like they're trolling, but I think they're actually that clueless on bike maintenance.
Sometimes I now add a second quick link on my chain. If the chain comes apart, you'll always have a way to fix it! You can distort the link though with this method, but you'll get another chance.
It's a lot more important to be able to remove a damaged link/plate. The likelihood of breaking your chain at the quicklink is very low
Wtf, that's not splitting your chain, it's opening your quick link :D
and he uses a tool too
@@PhinkTink could’ve been done with a nearby rock
@@derekofrivia4970 a rock would be a tool
@@PhinkTink wooooosh
@@PhinkTink He should have used his pubic hair.
Please remember that quick links can be opened only so many times before failing. Check with your manufacturer.
Bullshitt! You can open and close them more often then you ever need to!
I take out my chain every 200km for cleaning and rewaxing on my enduros.
Quick link still lasts longer then the chain.
Getting 1000-1500km out of a chain while pulling the juniors with the ebike, and 1500-2500km on the regular bike (that might be because i do 1000km in bikeparks every year with it) 😆.
The SRAM power link is designed to not need tools it can easily be removed by hand. The Shimano one however requires a tool.
The sram one is expensvie
@@Andrew48574 it costs 2 pounds
I'd say it depends on how worn the chain is, for brand new chains, it's basically impossible to split without tools.
@@mikuramsay The chain wear doesn't matter. No one reads the instructions apparently. All you have to do is push together each side of the link together and then slide them in opposite directions to unlock it. I don't have a tool for this and have done it a countless number of times over the years when maintaining my bikes.
@@joshafc41 oohhh...I see now, turns out sram only makes powerlinks for 1-9 speeds, while the ones from 10 speed and up are called powerlocks, my bad. i've only had experience with sram chains from 10 speed onwards. thanks for enlightening me.
You're not "breaking" the chain, your just opening the master link.
pedantic dork
What kind of trail side issue would this fix? I'm thinking if I need to remove the chain trailside, I've either got a broken chain I need to replace a link in, r other drivetrain issue I need to shorten my chain to work around...
These replacement chain links are not designed to be removed, only to rejoin a chain(after removing the damaged chain link). These links have a flexible back plate to make fitting simple and don't have the tensile strength of a normal link
I don't recommend running a quick link, but if you do, carry a spare. They do occasionally fail and get lost. Much more reliable to carry a small chain breaker, then if something happens to your chain, you can replace. or shorten any section of chain at the roadside.
You save ma mental health in 20 seconds. Thanks man!
This channel offers really solid advice. Thanks :)
The one that comes with the chains is 1-time use! Do not take risk with multiple split/reconnect.
Tx. Good for emergency situation.
The greatest hack ever. Damn useful.
Fix a bike chain without a tool. Then goes out and pulls a Swiss Knife Multitool.. never ride your bike without a tool.
Rock
@@QuilloManar and where exactly am I supposed to find rocks on this path made entirely out of rocks? Don't be ridiculous
I am the tool riding it 😂
@@bencastor9207use your head
@bencastor9207 Find one. Don't act smart, there are rocks everywhere you go. You live on a rock, use that. In all seriousness though, if you're in the city or on a road then there's a pothole somewhere with loose gravel. You're going to hike your bike until you find one, or end up calling someone to come pick you up lol
This would have saved me so much hassle 😂 great tip
Good idea , all you need is a bit of winter mud though and reconnecting it is a right laugh
Best master link opening method I've ever seen, I used to do the grab and twist with pliers one, thank you for this.
Every quick link has taking me an hour and a few bloody knuckles to put back together
Great chain hack.Shimano GRX is one of the best budget stiff cranks I’ll never need to spend more than $150 for a solid crankset.
As a mechanic, my emergency tool kit includes a quick link tongs, just because the 12 speed lock opens only bad and poorly without them.
But, your hack is almonst good, for those who acting carefully! But, I guess, at least 50 % of my customers, will destroy their chainring teeth, bend it or break it, and I will sale them some new ones😂😂😂
I agree with the people talking about Sram Powerlinks. No tools needed and I even use a sram chain on my Shimano drivetrain. I have even mix and matched Sram links on KMC chains. Changes only the ease of removal. Maybe when I build up my new bike, I’ll see about mixing Sram Links with a Shimano chain. Might be different tho since I saw that you can’t use just any chainring for Shimano anymore with their 12 speed groupsets.
cool i'll stay on 8,9,10,11v forever it seems
The proper tool doesn't cost much and is much easier to use.
I got my first chain with quick link in 2001, never had cause to use one on trail, but makes a quick soak and clean super easy
dude ur fkn channel is awesome glad i found it, thanks for the content
Thanks! I’ll definitely be using this sometime soon. My bike has seen better days, and it needs to go to the shop again. Now if my chain ever pops off while I’m riding again, I’ll just do this.
You can also use a shoelace I’ve done that in a pinch
HOOOO Guy, ok you open the quick link of the chain, but then how do you remove a link without tools??? (you forgot to say that you have to change this link each time you open it! Without forgetting to mention the direction of rotation…). Gégé, Lausanne - Switzerland.
THANK YOU SO MUCH OMG! THIS IS THE THING I WAS SEARCHING FOR! HAVR A GREAT F IN DAY BRO!
You saved me 1 week of having to wait for a chain breaker!
Wipperman connex chain links are the best but expensive ones tools required like in this video
This was so easy and helpful, here I was struggling to use the shoe lace method, this worked a charm, cheers!
I've reused my quick link so many times i can just push it apart in my fingers 😅
You can just disengage the clutch and pull it apart like that. Works for me every time
nice, useful trick👍🏻
Damn. I just hope I remember this when the time comes! lol Thanks for the hack, and a damn good one to boot!
Brilliant idea.
Are Quicklinks used on motorcycles? On the overrun wouldn't it come apart ?
Not sure on motorbikes but I’d suspect not!
Different on motorbikes, it's more like a U shaped circlip that is directional. Never had one come off
Dude you are a total lifesaver!
ur a genius and a paramedic cuz u saved me bro ❤
You still need a chain breaker if you break your chain because you have to take out the bent link
Great tip thanks. I just found out they do quick-links in gold or black, so you can spot it quickly.
I always take my chain apart and put it back together when I'm out cycling , what about a video on carrying a pump so you can let your tyres down then pump them back up again , instant dopamine hit.
Good tip, but he should have also mention that quick links are single use.
They say they are - but most people get away with using shimano ones 4-5 times 🤟
Я 100 раз так делал
1 ссылка 100 раз?
25 ссылок 4 раза?
Возможны любые комбинации.
Из соображений страхования производитель заявляет одноразовое использование.
Компьютер перевел.
That "BAAHAAA!" got me
Great tip!
Thanks for sharing, it's absolutely useful.
From what I heard at my local bike shop, this is a pretty rough way to open a link and could damage it, should replace it with a new one asap
This looks way easier than using needle nose pliers. I did just recently get a chain tool tho 😂
lightly tap to seperate it.
*PROCEEDS TO SMACK THE LINK*
Brilliant! Thanks, will be doing this, easy...
Very good video!
Omg... you are a genius!
I'm new to biking so thank you
Nice tools 😮
Damm thank you it helps a lot..please more hacks like this
Or just use a Wippermann Connex quick link. Easy peasy.
Best hack ive seen so far,laat time i had to remove a quicklink on the trail i used my fingers and strugled for 15 minutes but i got it off somehow
Thank you!! 👏👏
This actually is helpful thanks
I wouldn’t trust doing this much. Once is enough. Twice will damage the link slightly, and if you’re on an e-bike the power could pull it apart. Ask me how I know…
Excellent .
Thank you!
That's alot easier than I would have thought, thanks
Thanks for information!
Fantastic lifehack. How to replace a tube without any tools? Just reinflate your tubeless tire and your done, perfect!
KMC have made those for years so pretty much every serious cyclist should know about them
Nice! Cool and useful.
Cheers
You are such a great man thanks for helping me 😂❤
Awesome advice, thanks
Game's 1st fight itself looking like final battle 🔥
helpful hack für my longdistance bikepacking travels - thanks ❤
"Anything fairly solid"
- Uses handle of chain breaker to break the chain.
. 🎯 Thanks very helpful. 😃
You’re absolutely legend
What happens when you break a chain and need to push a link out? Best just to carry a breaker.
Good lesson. THANKS
This kind of peddler mechanics always cracks me up.. its like you've come up with something magic.. schoolboy stuff😂😂
*Casually drifts off* 😎
Dude! Perfect!
Brilliant!
Thank you i use your teknik ❤❤❤
the most useful life hack i hav ever seen
Yessss top 😊 thank's for this tip !
This is genius. Done it in a sec
Nice, i bloody hate those things..not as much as not having them but theyre a real pain (kmc user)
...you have a quick link?
Great ...thanks for great idea
Thanks!
Why would you want to split your chain on the trail?
..just to post a video to show off! 😂
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe if you need to shorten the chain to single-speed length, after destroying your rear derailleur, but then you'll still need to extract a rivet.
Or when you half wreck a derailleur and need to remove the chain to fix the derailleur.
This is a really good question. In 1000s of miles of riding I’ve never needed this. Yes, I’ve broken chains while riding multiple times, but this isn’t needed in that case. Above posters offered some unusual reasons. Here’s another: Yesterday on a trail came across a guy whose chain guard came loose and he wasn’t able to fix it without removing the chain.
Nice 👌👍
Damn. I should've learned this earlier. Nice skids
Sods law says 'wheres that solid anything?
YHANK YOU.I NEEDED THIS.
Very thorough guide and well shot for my eye.
System looks great but a nightmare to maintain/clean.
At least it shouldn't break though?
Idk how but i did it with my bare fingers and on the midde of the chain 😅
Ты, лучший!