Re: [RBW] Regarding Long Chains

[Robert Tilley]

Are you just using quick-connects to splice the chains? So two quick-connects per finished chain? I need to create a couple of long chains and this was my plan. Mine will be 9-speed and I understand the pins on those should not be reused. Robert Tilley San Diego, CA Sent from my BlackBerry - the most secure mobile device From: tapebu...@gmail.com Sent: March 1, 2020 8:24 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Reply-to: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Regarding Long Chains If you have a long chainstay bike like a MIT Atlantis or a Clem, etc, you'll need a chain longer than a regular 116 link chain.  There are a few ways to get this done: 1. Some people like me stock up on chains, and when they need a long one they splice two together, and go.  The massive excess on chain #2 becomes the next donor for the next time I need a chain.  I get roughly 4 long chains out of 5 real chains.    2. Some people buy two chains, make one long chain, and discard or mislay the excess.  Some of those people complain about how Rivendells are twice as expensive to maintain, or point out how it is crazy that Grant shouldn't designs bikes with long chainstays in the first place.   3. Rivendell has a long chain they can sell you https://www.rivbike.com/collections/chains/products/long-chain but it's Out of Stock I'm posting this to explain how that long chain thing works.  They have a huge continuous roll of chain.  To get chains "In Stock" somebody just needs to put aside the time to cut 20 lengths off the roll, and put them in ziploc bags.  I went in yesterday, needing a chain for my MIT Atlantis.  Will walked me back there to the roll, cut off a length and tossed it in the bag and sold it to me.  He said "man, I need to make some of these and put them up on the site".  As he was making mine, Vince walked by and said "Oh, good, you're making long chains for the site!"   So if you need a long 9-speed chain, Riv can definitely sell you one.  If it's not in stock, call them up and say "Make 10 and sell me one".  They'll make it happen for you.   Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA '   Rivendell Bicycle Works has a part number for a long chain:  https://www.rivbike.com/collections/chains/products/long-chain -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/58d9f2e5-1012-4955-b6f6-6ea568c2ccb2%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fl282re0v4jq5e16824n4pge.1583085558287%40gmail.com.