After speaking to some mechanics and others more knowledgeable than myself, the consensus is that my incident with a chain pin coming loose wasn't at all common. But it's a a data point.
Here's another scenario, which did happen to someone in a group ride that I was part of-- her rear derailleur jammed and self-destructed. She didn't have a chain tool, but someone in the group did, and with it she removed a bunch of links and made the bike a single-speed for the rest of the ride. Couldn't have done it without a chain tool... Anton On Friday, May 2, 2014 9:09:56 PM UTC-7, Edwin W wrote: > > So many of you have mentioned carrying a chain tool in even a fairly > minimalist kit. I don't want to jinx myself, but I have never needed one on > the road. What are the common problems that require a chain tool? Busted > link? From what? > > Learning…. slowly, > > Edwin > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
