A long walk in socks....oh, and some chain advice...
ConspiracyTheory
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Having been working nights for the last week, and 12 hour shifts at that, I have found it a tad difficult getting in some training. Therefore, yesterday just to make sure I did something, I got up a couple of hours earlier to nip out on the bike. Just a quick 20k's I thought. A short time later at about 15k, my chain snapped. At this point I thought no problem, just give the other half a ring and she can pick me up. Then I realised I had left my phone at home! Following my 5k walk in my socks I then arrived home to find that I had also forgotten to take my front door key with me and my other half had gone out for the evening. Fortunately, my friendly neighbour drove me the few miles to my in-laws where I retrieved a spare key. Now of course I need to replace the chain. With regards to fitting it, how do I gauge the tension/slack required?
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http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=26
Being paranoid, I now take a chain link extractor and a couple of special rivets with me (along with my inner tubes and levers).
You can get the rivets cheaply from wiggle.
*TAKEN OFF www.wiggle.co.uk