Transcontinental Race No. 7 - TCR7 - #TCRN07 - 2019

I need quicklink...?

Well they take up no space so I'd absolutely be taking one or two with me. You can fix a chain with one in 30 seconds

Yeah, normally my Supernova would be mounted on the fork but I don't have that and I don't have enough room on the bars.

...but when you binned the dynobrake™ and used BatteryPower, you almost won one!

To fix it. I had a spare piece of chain with me and my multi tool has a chain breaker.
Sounds like it’ll break again now so I’ll get some master/ quick links

I need quicklink...?

I just keep them from old chains to carry as spares. Have loads of (dirty) old ones if you need a spare

Told you most breaks are the mechanic's fault. ;)

You can normally get decent use out of a rejoined chain if you baby it but there's not a lot of 'meat' hanging on to the pin.

Ok...although surely you are likely to damage more than one link?

Yeah, normally my Supernova would be mounted on the fork but I don't have that and I don't have enough room on the bars.

So how have you used the seatpost - where is it fixed to?
I'm struggling for places to mount lights.

Ok...although surely you are likely to damage more than one link?

Usually a chain breaks at its weakest link (as the old saying goes...), no?

Are you? If you're taking a chainbreaker anyway then by all means take 5 spare links but take 2 quick links too and you can now quickly add in a 5 link section or less

The only reason I didn't run out of battery power was that the weather was so shit I ended up in hotels and able to recharge the batteries. I reckon I'd have got 3 nights out of that front light so I'd have to have stopped to charge it at some point anyway and there was the GPS recharging issue on Sat as well but I think that was the Garmin's problem not battery.

Hmm I have a spare chain. I’ll see what Sigma day and go from there. Thanks though.

Do you need those weird pliers to undo the KMC ones?

Not just a pretty face hey

I normally carry a couple of Master Links and a pin or two (in case I end up with Shimano chains). They weigh nothing and might prevent a premature end to your ride.

Do you need those weird pliers to undo the KMC ones?

Can do it without them but they make it a lot easier. I would rely on doing with my fingers in the field.

I thought I was suitably prepared but learnt something.

Surely I’ll only be putting it together in the field??

Oi Hippo. Do you need a dyno light or not? You can borrow mine if you've an important ride to do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4aHi7jxY2I

Don't let a chain hold you back. Be the first to finish without one. Lighter too. :)

That's quite good - not thought of doing that. Don't normally carry old bits of cable but I guess other things would work.

The proper pliers help but it's not impossible to do by hand.
Woolf Tooth do a cool multi-tool with pliers.

https://bikerumor.com/2018/01/09/wolf-tooth-components-master-link-combo-pliers-6-in-1-kinds-of-awesome/

Just remember I've done lots of these and I always fuck something/things up.

I'm fine with the battery setup for the next month - audaxes and the Transpyrenees which I'm going to be riding not so much racing. I still have my full setup on the old bike (on the turbo) I can use so thanks but I'm covered. I'm just annoyed with their delays.