It seems that alot of riders carry chainbreakers and spare links in their toolbags.
Is a broken chain something that actually happens with modern chain design? If so, in what types of situation causes the chain to break?
I understand that joining link clips can wear and break, but am a bit puzzled how the chain itself could fail, in normal riding conditions. Even when my friends rear sprocket broke away from the hub, the chain remained intact, albeit a bit bent. To my mind this was a catostrophic breakage of parts, yet the chain survived in one piece.
The reason I ask is because I am deciding as to whether to one day get a replacement chainbreaker for my toolbag . I lent my last one to a guy at Louee, who forgot to return it before leaving :angry: Whenever I need to break a chain, it is done at home with the benefit of workshop tools. ie grinder and vice.
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