X-Ray Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 I rode out there this morning and trails were too wet and slick by YMCA. Started Deception and turned around. Rode the hike-n-bike/neighborhoods and it drizzled most of my ride. It’s definitely too wet right now. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Any updates on conditions? Thinking Deception would be doable no? edit: asking for a friend. If I don’t hear from y’all then I’ll go in the AM and chance a road ride 😬 hoping at least i can get the hard rough stuff. Edited August 7, 2021 by Morealice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMTBrider Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Morealice said: Any updates on conditions? Thinking Deception would be doable no? edit: asking for a friend. If I don’t hear from y’all then I’ll go in the AM and chance a road ride 😬 hoping at least i can get the hard rough stuff. Unless it rains, Deception is good to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horncpa Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) Quarter DD Bob Ross Rim East Picnic G2G peddlers snail and west picnic need more time Edited August 7, 2021 by horncpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 35 minutes ago, GreenMTBrider said: Unless it rains, Deception is good to go. I love you both. Replaced my cassette, chain, and chainring (went with oval for the F of it) earlier so I’m excited to feel that connectedness again in the tranny. Funny part was I put my master link on backwards the first try and tried undoing it with the string method (investing in a master link tool tonight) and blew up like 2 links of my chain, lol. Good thing I knew I’d fuck it up and bought 2 chains. I’ll be replacing my chain like 4 times a year now. I was gonna go blingy light cassette but wussed out. not sure why I’m typing bold but YEAH SON looking fwd to riding in the soupy ass AM! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 I didn’t even know master links were directional. Maybe I should type in bold too?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Yeah, I have never seen a directional master link. Or they are directional and in 25 years I have installed 100% of them in the right direction without ever knowing it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WLemke Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Hero dirt day. Go get some before it gets too hot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 (edited) I’ve taken master links off on the trail with rocks. I use pliers at home. I don’t get the need for a special tool and I’m the guy that looks for an excuse to buy a specialty tool. Edited August 7, 2021 by AntonioGG Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morealice Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 7 hours ago, AustinBike said: Yeah, I have never seen a directional master link. Or they are directional and in 25 years I have installed 100% of them in the right direction without ever knowing it. Me either! But this one has an arrow on each plate that goes the direction of the chain. Now I know. It’s a Sram XO1. The two I bought last night afterwards along with chain tool are XX1…assuming the same thing. 1 hour ago, AntonioGG said: I’ve taken master links off on the trail with rocks. I use pliers at home. I don’t get the need for a special tool and I’m the guy that looks for an excuse to buy a specialty tool. Dude removing those things without a tool is an artform…one at which I am terrible, plus I don’t like the wear on my hands these days. Getting older. When I need that tool, with my negative experiences, it’s gonna feel like the best $16 I ever spent. No slipping pliers, no bullshit strings…just buhduhloop…done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throet Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 9 hours ago, WLemke said: Hero dirt day. Go get some before it gets too hot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Rode for an hour-and-a-half tonight and it was nice. Didn't see anybody out on the trail at all, which made it even nicer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 18 hours ago, AntonioGG said: I’ve taken master links off on the trail with rocks. I use pliers at home. I don’t get the need for a special tool and I’m the guy that looks for an excuse to buy a specialty tool. I just used my fingers for years. After buying the pliers I asked myself what kind of life I was living beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongo Loco Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I just used my fingers for years. After buying the pliers I asked myself what kind of life I was living beforehand. Ditto, but the 8/9 speed ones from 10+ years ago were much easier to undo after initial install. I can’t undo the 11/12 speed ones with my fingers. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Some of the Shimano links were supposed to be single use. You can put them on, but if you take them off they will never be able to be reinstalled. To put it in perspective, when BSS upgraded my Blur to 10-speed, Clay showed me how to put the speed link on. You connect on the top part of the chain and then give the pedal a forward jam to "latch" the two pieces. When I asked him how to get it apart for service, he laughed a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 So do y’all carry the pliers with you on rides? How big are they? At home I use a pair of mini vise grips but I don’t carry them. I think a Leatherman would work too. I apply force on the plates, not the rollers like the special pliers do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 I am able to unclasp and reengage the link with my hands, but the pliers make it easier. manually is like riding a singlespeed and with the pliers is like a full suspension carbon bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 FWIW I think trying to do it with the hands is nuts. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 3 minutes ago, AntonioGG said: FWIW I think trying to do it with the hands is nuts. 🙂 That's what she said. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Twice in one day. This post has a good picture of the links It looks like it is a shimano issue. I prefer KMC chains when I buy them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 17 hours ago, AntonioGG said: So do y’all carry the pliers with you on rides? How big are they? At home I use a pair of mini vise grips but I don’t carry them. I think a Leatherman would work too. I apply force on the plates, not the rollers like the special pliers do. I carry these. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 I've never had to take my chain off mid-ride, but if I did I would push the pin out of the old master link with my multi-tool and replace it with the spare link I carry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 19 hours ago, AntonioGG said: So do y’all carry the pliers with you on rides? How big are they? I carry these, adds 0 weight since they are also my main trailside tire levers. https://www.amazon.com/KMC-MISSINGLINK-LEVER-Missing-Lever/dp/B07662N436/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 11 minutes ago, RedRider3141 said: I carry these, adds 0 weight since they are also my main trailside tire levers. https://www.amazon.com/KMC-MISSINGLINK-LEVER-Missing-Lever/dp/B07662N436/ Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, RedRider3141 said: I carry these, adds 0 weight since they are also my main trailside tire levers. https://www.amazon.com/KMC-MISSINGLINK-LEVER-Missing-Lever/dp/B07662N436/ Those are pretty damn cool. I've just used my hands and/or needle nose pliers but that is a good design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rugger Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 (edited) SRAM Powerlink are directional. Never had issues with installing/taking apart powerlinks and I have bitchass little girl hands. New chain every 1000 miles or less is the cheapest insurance to not having fouled up drivetrains, IME. Edited August 9, 2021 by rugger 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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