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@Ndeipi Thanks! Yes, iced all of last night and now just sore but fuctional. Sore back and ribs but hey ho, it could've been worse. The shimano chain was 100% legit and the KMC links were bought from Wiggle so you'd like to think they weren't moody.
@superbagneres that sounds rough! Hope you were OK. I've removed the derailleur this morning to check everything over and all seems alright.
@scultura Yes! It self-opened... is that a thing that happens? Seems weird.
One thing I noticed on the ride was that the rear derailleur needed fine-tuning. I'd set it up to shift flawlessly with new cables but then the cables have obviously bedded-in and stretched a little. I could hear a rubbing as I was riding and thought to myself "I need to adjust the cable tension" when I get in to allow for stretch. I'm wondering if the chain having rubbed for the duration of the ride on rear sprockets might have led to the quick link being more vulnerable? It's not like I was out on a long ride, just 30km...