3 - Repairing a Broken Mountain Bike Chain

[mwoodford87]

so what if you dont have a master link and your in the middle of nowere?

[opmike343]

Well, sure, this is all easy if you already have a quick detach link in your chain. Why would such a thing require a video? It's about as difficult as putting a belt on a pair of pants.

[ManTheBush]

My chain broke when I was peddling uphill and I fell on my face. Ouch!

[Gamubi]

@ManTheBush me too but didnt fall on my face lol.

[socalathleticntall]

you should remove this video! how to install a master link would be an appropriate title. a broken chain has broken parts and you will need a chain break tool and would be a completely different video and helpful, unlike this vid which thanks for wasting everyones time :)

[elmastadon]

people shut the fuck up like honestly he posted this trying to help people fix their bike if it doesn't have the information you need go look at another video and stop being prick bastards making fun of youtube videos because you have no life

[ElegantlyWasted04]

What an idiot!!!!!!!!!!! You need a tool for this & not everyone has those types of chains fucking dumb ass american go to Mac Ds you stupid fat fuck arse tard

[quarvis]

@ElegantlyWasted04 wow, i didn't know the brits took their chains so seriously.

[ElegantlyWasted04]

@quarvis We sure do! check out the AirZound bike horn you dont want to be walking in front of me as I let 115dbs rip at cars, taxi cabs, buses, motorcyclists! Very funny making a motorcyclist jump but shouldn't of been in my lane!

Ppl aint too pleased to be frightened by a female cyclist :D

btw this video is still shit & a waste of virtual space this is much much bettersee video Removal and Installation of Bike Chains

[ElegantlyWasted04]

@quarvis well bike parts are expensive especially paying a bike shop to do it! Chains dont come cheap min £30 & when ppl withhold important information like keep the pin in the chain or you have to buy a new one so this video really pee'd me off

[nathonix]

@ElegantlyWasted04 shit. $9.40 for a new chain at the local department store. you're getting reamed if you're spending that kind of money on a bike chain.

[silvernations]

@ElegantlyWasted04 Damn man calm the fuck down!!!!

[ElegantlyWasted04]

@silvernations GFYS Yank doche

[ndv2222]

shit video!

[Tiki1227]

u cant even see how u do it u dumb *** dont make anymore videos

[bigwillisawesome]

If olny it was alwalys this easy

[solboard]

This tech is incomplete. It doesn't matter, as far as technique goes, if the bike is in the stand or not. Yes, being out on a trail and not being able to sit on a Park tool doctors' chair isn't the easiest. But you failed to mention what a chain-breaker tool does and how to use it on a chain. A broken chain won't readily accept a 'master-link' until you prepare it for one.

[enyceckk101]

what does master link do ?? is it like power link on SRAM ?

[kilomeister]

you need to knock out a pin for the master link to work. it's a pin that snaps, not the chain. masterlink has 2 pins. it's easy on a stand in a warm garage. try it in the pishin rain 2000 ft up .

[jmoyet]

wow that has to suck! i drive my MTB in the city and it sucks when a chain breaks, thats nothing compared to a chain breaking 2000 ft up on some mountain trail

[fayik123]

is no tool required?

[dahgutone]

It really depends. If you have a 'Master Link" or a chain link that has a quick release, then no tool is required. Some chain might not have this link so you will either have to remove the pin or just break the chain with some bolt cutters.

[l1n3u5]

I hope you don't mind a little constructive criticism :)

The description of this video is misleading. Repairing a chain on a bike stand is vastly different than being on the side of the trail or road. When my chains break, I generally have to do some clean up with a chain tool to remove the busted link, a bit of elaboration on that process would help out. It would also be great if you could specify the fact that the how-to uses a master link, I was surprised by that when I got to the content.

[highroller921]

don't get any bike or bike products from walmart or any shop that is not a bike shop. the product breaks alot faster because the product is not quality tested, they just put stuff out with defects and and other crap to make money. Also, people would love biking more if they stop buying fake bikes that don't shift with a push of a button.

[Spyro9898]

answers to questions above,

1- yes, you can use a master link on a shimano chain, although shimano recomends only using Shimano Link Pins for the hyperglide chains. IMO, masterlink for emergency only

2-master link 3$ or so from bike shop

[petec91]

Can u use a master link on a shimano chain or is it only on sram chains?

[konaeightyseven]

where u get your kona dude?

[ojanm]

You could have filmed little closer.

[Ducksuce3612]

just right click the video and press zoom and it would lo0k closer

[ojanm]

Yeah. There's also a zoom feature on the web browser but it's still hard to find out the details...

[Ducksuce3612]

how much is a master link?

[metalfreak13]

u could get an ok,walmart chain,and usually a master comes with it.

[spyderrtd]

i bought a master link kit from walmart to replace a chain link that i had lost and the master link only lasted about 2 weeks. it brok on the trail. I guess it would work though to just get you home for the day but I would recommend replaceing the chain once you are home.

[rooksound]

No, it's because you bought it from walmart. Get one from an actual bike shop.

[dahgutone]

Never get it at Walmart. What they do is buy the product as cheap as possible with "best" value. Notice that i put it in quotations.