Oh and if you know the knack of how to undo a powerlink with your hands please pass it on - I must be doing something wrong because it's like trying to push a piece of string !
i would tell you but id have to kill you ....
reality - i could explain to you till your blue in the face the knack BUT unless i showed you and taught you youd never get it !
I have a leyzene after my topeak rusted to buggery and my cheapy no name rattled itself apart and I couldn't find all the bits.
The philips screwdriver dosn't actually fit any of the philips head screws on my mechs and it dosn't include an allen key the right size for my Oro lever adjustment bolts. Not impressed. Beautifully made, but not as well thought out as it could be.
br1zz -Oh and if you know the knack of how to undo a powerlink with your hands please pass it on - I must be doing something wrong because it's like trying to push a piece of string !
Ever since I've used them I've been able to undo powerlinks by hand, I know that a common theme on forums is how to do so, I couldn't instructions how, I just can - and it isn't a strength thing, I wouldn't say I have particularly strong hands, it's just a knack I've acquired.
The need to remove a chain mid-ride can be required due to severe chain suck, BTW. Had that happen once.
Damn!
What if that happens to me ?!
I think it would be best if I avoid cycling altogether.
Anything I should know about walking places ?
The Alien doesn't have a 2.5m allen key, IIRC.
This is the size of the bolt holding the bottom jocky wheel in X9 mechs - and they tend to seize up quite a lot.
I've had to depend on others having the right size allen key before, until I remembered the pull-out rebound adjuster in my RS forks was the right size.
Not sure why I bothered typing this, but I know I was quite pleased with myself when I realised.
I think squeezing the powerlinks together as you push on them helps.
until I remembered the pull-out rebound adjuster in my RS forks was the right size.
Genius! I think that may solve my problems too ...
chakaping - Member
The Alien doesn't have a 2.5m allen key, IIRC.
Personally, I don't like the fiddly nature of tightening bolts up with a multitool (some bolts are much easier than others, obviously). I'm inclined towards individual allenkeys, and these look like a quite compact arrangement:
I could ditch the 10mm out of that, and everything is covered.
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