~ Iphones suck
~ Sears automotive really sucks
~ Using dura-ace pins in a PC1 sucks
~ Sears automotive really sucks
~ Using dura-ace pins in a PC1 sucks
How long did it take you to figure this stuff out??? At least I knew about Sears since '75!
1. No ****
2. No ****
3. Why would you do that?
2. No ****
3. Why would you do that?
Fixed.
DuraAce chains (9, 10 speed, either way) are way narrower than a PC1 SS chain. The pins are not going to work at all.
Try a galvanized nail.
haha. you is funny!
or douglas-mangled?
You still should have known that it wouldn't work, based on the overall width of the chains.
How hard is it to carry a few pairs of masterlinks?
MacGuyver ain't got **** on a well prepared rider.
I bet you are one of those dudes that take a 30lb mule on every ride
Yup, and I'm always the guy who has the **** to fix everyone's bike when they break. 
I actually do have a mule...........not quite 30lbs though......maybe 25 
I actually do have a mule...........not quite 30lbs though......maybe 25 
MacGuyver FTW. It's just not practical to be prepared for every single possible thing that could go wrong on a ride, so being able to cobble something together is always good.
I do carry a couple of extra powerlinks though.
I was going to say, you can't be prepared for EVERYTHING......I've panic-engineered stuff a few times to get out of the woods before dark........but chain breaking is probably the most common occurrence on the trail, other than maybe flats. Do you not carry a tube either?
EDIT - Also, depends on the ride/location. If I'm doing a small 5-6 mile loop at a place always within short distance of "civilization" I'll pack light. However it's a 50mile epic ride way up in Maine, it's good to be very prepared.
EDIT - Also, depends on the ride/location. If I'm doing a small 5-6 mile loop at a place always within short distance of "civilization" I'll pack light. However it's a 50mile epic ride way up in Maine, it's good to be very prepared.
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blah, you all are a pain...
yes, I always bring a tube (and co2/multi tool) but unless I'm doing 30 or more miles I go w/o a pack.
I havent broken a chain in 3 or 4 years plus I was just doing a 45 minute (after work/before I had to be somewhere else) ride and it was a brand new chain...so instead of calling it after 1.5 miles of riding, back at the truck I went with what I had to see if I could get in a few more miles in and fix it properly at home later.
yes, I always bring a tube (and co2/multi tool) but unless I'm doing 30 or more miles I go w/o a pack.
I havent broken a chain in 3 or 4 years plus I was just doing a 45 minute (after work/before I had to be somewhere else) ride and it was a brand new chain...so instead of calling it after 1.5 miles of riding, back at the truck I went with what I had to see if I could get in a few more miles in and fix it properly at home later.
I'm sure we all have sympathy for you, but an opportunity to rag on you is not to be wasted. Chains and drive systems are so fussy that any attempt to jury rig is pretty much doomed from the get-go.
Not to rag on you more, but the biggest problem is that the PC-1 is a 1/8 chain and Shimano doesn't make pins (or chains) that wide.
I would think using a zip tie would have held better. That's why the ones on my bike holding down housing are uncut, just in case I need it.
I would think using a zip tie would have held better. That's why the ones on my bike holding down housing are uncut, just in case I need it.
Yeah, I'm just having fun giving you sh*t.
Chains and drive systems are so fussy that any attempt to jury rig is pretty much doomed from the get-go.[/QUOTE]Well, it takes some more ingenuity (read: luck) I've sucessfully zip tied together a broken derailleur cage so that I could finish a ride. It even shifted fine. I think my finest achievement in terms of redneck engineering somthing together on the trail was turning the pulleys from a blown up derailleur, part of a cantilever brake, a couple of zip ties and two valve stem nuts into a functional single speen tensioner so that I could ride. It worked so well that I kept using it (with a bolt replacing one of the zip ties) for a while.
please keep it up, anything to wast some time at work is appreciated.
and I want to add to my suck list
~EBB's suck!
Keep it up and next time your bike will wind up with the 20 inch wheels on it instead of just suspended above the kitchen......... o wait that wasn't you bike, oh well we thought it was !