A few years ago on a club Metric Century the guy I was riding with
dropped his chain and in the process managed to twist a link. As a
result the bike was constantly upshifting then immediately
downshifting. Finally we stopped, took out a chain tool and removed the
bent link. I told him that would be fine as long as he remembered not
to use the big-big combination. The route happens to end on two hills.
On the final hill, he forgot and accidentally shifted into the big-big.
Derailleur jammed in that position and wouldn't shift down. It took us
a half hour by the side of the road to get it so he could finish the ride.
As for quick links - the ones I use, that come with SRAM chains, work
fine. I've been using them for many years now.
On 11/14/2016 11:32 AM, ian m wrote:
Do you risk it ripping off if you use big/big from time to time?
-If by it you mean the derailer, it's doubtful. As long as the
derailer is still providing some tension, meaning the chain is not so
short it is pulling the derailer up, and shifts into and out of the
largest cog, you should have no problem. My Altus derailer looks the
same on my Clem. I also used two chains (really only like 5 links from
a second chain) with only one quick link as I hate those with a
passion. I would rather break the chain with a tool and reattach it
that way then try to get those quick links to work.
On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 10:46:09 AM UTC-5, Jonathan Anderson
wrote:
Thanks, Bill. I noticed that you've posted in the past about
running a GS XT with success. You noted 'stocking up' on them as
you liked them so much (don't recall model). The chain will wrap
big/big without the RD (likely a couple links overlap, at least).
Even in the pic you can see there is a reasonable amount of chain
retained in the cage... It's not ideal, but it does run through
it. Do I risk it ripping off if I use big/big from time to time?
It looks perfect in big/small (perpendicular, if not offset to
rear). Agree long cage it optimal solution, but will require more
chain...
Re: chain, if I buy two, should I use two quick links to attach
them to each other? Otherwise, wouldn't I have to secure one of
the two ends by pushing back in a broken rivet? I saved the links
I removed, but had been led to believe reinstalling was not
advisable.
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