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Old February 21st 20, 10:22 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
Tom Kunich[_2_]
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Default Knocked off my Di2 RD

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 12:46:21 PM UTC-8, Joerg wrote:
On 2020-02-16 17:07, sms wrote:
On 2/16/2020 2:47 PM, wrote:

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That chain tool and 'grown up' allen keys 4 and 5 mm are the only
tools I carry when off road. Combined with spare quicklink, a couple
of zip ties spare tube an 2 CO2 cartridges is enough to keep me going
or get me home without calling a 'cab'. Todays misfortune proved that
again.


Jorge can extract pins on a chain with a rock.



Yup. Using a steel nut on top of a bigger rock (to lay the link on), a
small filed-flat concrete nail and a fist-sized rock as a hammer. A
small slit branch holds the nail and the chain in place, mostly to avoid
accidentally smacking the finger tips. Everything except the little nail
and the nut is provided by mother nature. I used to switch out chains
that way until a year ago, except at home I used an anvil and a hammer
instead of the rocks.

Last year I splurged and bouth a Crankbrothers multi-tool which has a
chain breaker. It's heavy though and makes me feel decadent.

Of course, in Lou's case one could have ... found an old piece of scrap
metal in the forest, make a hot fire and forge a makeshift derailer
hanger 8-)

In order to get a 40T cog in back my road bike has an extra derailer
extender. If that ever becomes pretzeled I can remove it and mount the
derailer short, not shifting onto the 40T cog until replaced.

Regarding the tool kit, drive train issues are the reason I carry a tow
rope. Only used it for others so far. Like when the freehub keeps
ratcheting through.

--
Regards, Joerg

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