DUDE you just saved me..I replaced my chain on an tourney RD...and I did that thing with the chain running under that plate! no wonder I could not back pedal and it felt really harsh riding on the big cog up front. lol, thanks!!

I reuse my quicklinks a lot since years, all of those are "non reusable" ones . Sometimes I i open and close them daily because i wash my chain off the bike. Never had any problem with them. Dont throw everything into the garbage after one instance of use. Only if it is worn with the chain together

This was such a huge help. I routed my chain incorrectly in the rear derailleur and was struggling a lot to find a way to fix it without removing the chain. Don't know how I never thought of the pulley wheel idea though 😂 anyway, I'm all sorted out!! Thank you very much!!

Jeez, I’ve been breaking chains for years without using a master link and had only one failure! Well after watching this video I learned some new things and will need to have a spare master link for each bike. I use simple green to clean my chains while on the bike, blow them dry with compressed air, lubricate the chain with a “wet lube” and then wipe dry. I do this on my year round fat bike commuter (through the winter crud) have 3500 miles on the chain and it still works great! Great video! Thank You!

Yup, I routed the chain wrong between those 2 back pulleys, grinding sound but shifting was fine, then I saw your video. I split the quick link and rerouted the chain, no more grinding. Thanks for your help, your videos are the best.

My chain cleaning trick: a shaker jar and gasoline. Works like a charm. Air dry and lube the chain well. Next cleaning, use a different shaker jar, and transfer the gasoline over without disturbing the sediment. Then clean the jar. One shaker jar of gasoline lasts several months. Just use caution storing the used gasoline. And lastly, I’ve used the same master link for years, to include a ride across the country with no issues, but I always carry a spare.

Yes, a chain will look like that after a couple days of being wet, when the thing isn't oiled like it should be. But I've revived even the rustiest bike chains simply by oiling them and running them normally, even seized bike chains are still good. I've never had issues using even the worst, pitted bike chain, not even with breakage, and I was certainly rough with bikes when I was younger.

Remember to put thread lock on the jockey wheel bolt when you reassemble the derailleur.

Great video. I just replaced the chain on my Klein and now I am going to see if I messed up. Thank you.

I always try to clean chain, rear cogs, pulleys and crankset after each ride. Then lube it all with some good wet chain oil, leaving it for set up a couple of hours, finally wipe off excess lube on the chain before next ride. Never leave drive train dirty or wet overnight as you recommend. Really nice tips here! Congrats.

I learned some new things watching your video. Thanks!

I tried for the first couple of years with my latest bike (I have only owned and ridden a single bike at a time)... to keep it clean and shiny all the time, immaculate. I obsessed over the chain to the point of cleaning it during rides. This is all while averaging over 7K miles a year, 20 to 120 mile rides year around. That means for me, living in the Pacific Northwest, 4 to 6 months of riding in the rain and on muddy wet surfaces. I have a Rohloff Speedhub mounted on a full-suspension touring bike coupled to a BBSHD mid-drive and it's amazing. It's broken me to ever owning another bike without a Rohloff. The mid-drive and the Speedhub are made for each other, they go together like lamb and tuna fish. @ The 1st year I rode I changed the chain 8 times... whenever it got to 0.5% wear as tested with a Park tool. After another 25K miles and 4 years riding I now wipe the chain clean daily and swap my chains every 6 months. Drop the chain, flip or replace the Rohloff gear, mount a new chain, and ride. Always having a straight chain line makes it amazingly easy to maintain. 11 Jul 19 - 71 miles w/front panniers & trailer on less than 15Ah... 1/2 the packs capacity. www.relive.cc/view/g37290970278 photos.app.goo.gl/RD1NrDPCZQuHpWja9 For anyone that thinks they can really clean the chain on the bike, follow this guy's instructions then pull the chain and drop it in some type of solvent and see how filthy it still is.

Very informative! I’m new to MTBing and think my chain is installed wrong, now I know. Thank you so very much!

Good video - I've done 2 of the mistakes. 3 if you count that I never wash or dry my winter commuting bike. The most frustrating mistake is the upside-down eagle link which is only an issue when on the 11t cog. The chain is kicked off the cog when the link hits the lock-ring. I spent an hour troubleshooting the derailleur only to realize I was a moron.

Thanks, like many commentors, I re-use my quick link. I cannot imagine the means of failure as the pin is tensioned in to the narrow part of the link. I do however carry a new quick link at all times. Reckon I can repair a broken chain faster than a puncture. Only had a few chain breaks, I am a heavy guy, they break when you are standing up, the crossbar breaks your fall and your balls, so you tend to remember chain breaks.

Thank you fpr clear close ups!! 4 hours later and messed up but i guess tomorrow is another day

Good vid. But I totally disagree about the split links. I’ve split mine more than 20-30 times and it’s fine. 👍🏻

Thank you. Solid subscriber here from pangasinan, Philippines 🇵🇭 ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Awesome video, thank you for sharing.

Great video.. great advice with attention to detail

Hey, this is really great! I didn't know any of these and am pleased to say I still did it all right ;D These are great tips to remember!

A lot of steels have an anti rust treatment that can be stripped by anti rust oils like WD40 type penetrate oil. Then the metal rust after the thin layer of oil comes off. I blue gun steel in touch up areas with a tool coating liquid that is copper based. It turns the raw steel black. My bike chains are also sensitive to being chemically stripped by a "rust inhibitor" oil that actually causes more problems than solves.

Excellent, thanks a lot !

great channel and content!

In my childhood I worked on chain pins with a nail and hammer. Chain breaker would make me believing Im in a bicycle heaven.

I subscribed after the 1st video, it have never happened to me before... nice vid

Great tutorial, thanks

Reusing the same pin I've never had any problems with that I've been doing that for years and I've had no problems

Very informative video. Thank you.

thank you for sharing tips from philippines

Great video! I'm checking my KMC chain for the "R"...Thank you!

Wow, thanks for tips!

thanks ! very good advice!

My Shimano chain broke after 2500-3000 miles. It was the one I got when I bought the bike, so I never bothered to look into chain maintenance other then lubrication and basic cleaning. When I started looking into videos about chain mounting/de-mounting I found out it was put on backwards with the signs on the inside. I wonder if that could be to blade for it breaking and wearing out fast.

thank you my chain is in wrong direction thank you for new knowlede God bless

Outstanding! 👌

Where is the Link in the Description about "Mud Proof"?

Haha...I made mistake number 3, just today! I can't tell you how many times I've changed out my drivetrain in the past 30 years and I made that mistake for the first time, today! I guess that's what happens when one becomes complacent and doesn't pay close attention, lol :).

new subscriber, love my bikes and to tinker thanks for the tips:) sorry but couldn’t help noticing your portable jbl boombox in the background love those i own 2 :)

The first 1: 45 of the videos. When I was a young kid. I never had special tools for bikes I still don't I've always split them with a chisel or screwdriver and mushrooms the end over never had any problems.

What is special about the Shimano Steps CN-E6070 E-Bike Chain and do they not include missing link because supplied connecting pin is better or just less expensive?

Hi there can I use any greas8for the chain......an what kind de oil can I use for spiral bike .an front shock...

I never had those rings on the tool with KMC chains that doesn't have hollow pins.

Thanks!

Very helpful

Really great video.. i didn't know about all of those. Interesting to know that there are some quick links designed to be reused. So i guess if you rewax chain every 300 miles and you ride 6000 miles in a year then you need 20 non reusable sets of quick links? Oh man. I don't think my quick links are reusable and I've been waxing my chains every 200-300 miles for two years now and haven't yet had a single failure.. honestly I'm getting concerned with the age of the chains despite then not showing any signs of stretching.

My old quicklinks is always with me on my long rides in case my chain breaks.

Sir can you use deore 5100 rear derailleur to a deore 12 speed cassette?

@SickBiker what do i need to change from shimano to sram 2*11 on a normal hard tail?

The mechanic install my shimano chain incorrectly. The logo of the hg was inside which is suppose to be on the outside. I used my bike already for about 300km+..Is it ok to place the chain on the correct side or it should be place the way it was before?

Poor snail RIP Old friend 🐌

nice to see your videos being popular 188k views

Nice video mate I’m new to this So always after ride in the rain I should dry chain and lubricate it again ?

Nice info 👍

Ahhhhh I have made the derailleur mistake 😂 really irritating, felt really silly. Also thank you for the great info about split links... I boil my chain in wax and Teflon and I am just never sure how many times I can use a quick/split link. Always awesome info ....Thanks you.

The KMC quick link instructions says to only reuse it 3 times.

gracias!!

1977 Raleigh Supercourse, somewhere around 20K on the chain... 5 speed chains last a long time.

thank you

I love this video. I am now woke on bike chains. ❤️

Dude 10k Mille's on on chain really .. love your video man I subscribe now

😥changed chain and cassette yesterday...today after only 30km it's making noises again (that's why i changed the old stuff). but i just whiped the original lube a bit down and after 25km i oiled it with wet condition chain lube

Hoping to have a bike soon. ❤️ ❤️

Cool video dude thank you ❤️❤️❤️

How straight should a derailleur must be?

I hear people say not to reuse the pins and the use a master link, but I bin reusing my pins for the last 25 years and never had an issue. As long as the link is tight, it should be stronger than a master link.

How to do the mistake # 3?

How to clean oil from the new chain? Can I use gasoline? Can I immerse chain in it or just clean outside of the chain?

Can u do how to put rd?

i'll throw one in. dont use an oval (absolute black) chainring with an sxg chainguide. hopped off a kerb the other day. the chain..i think..folded on itself during a suspension squish where the smallest width of the oval is, chain (kmc..very tough) tore itself apart. one of these fairly new devices that i love had to go. had to ditch the chainring :/ meh.

I use a small amount of paraffin works great for chain cleaning

You are so smart. Are you from Ykpaiha?🚲

i like your style

I work with homeless folks in Florida and a LOT of them ride bikes. They have all manner of Bikes, Trikes, E-Bikes, etcetera, and MOSTof them do NOT do regular, if ANY maintenance on their bikes! I pass on good info like this but I have not seen any chain breaks in 2 years (So Far) The most maintenence their bikes get is MAYBE adding some air to the tires so their tires do not go COMPLETELY flat! You know, I TRY to help, but it's like P*****g in the wind, mostly! Sometimes, I feel more sorry for their bikes than I do for THEM! Lol!

Quick link reusability is the reason I like Connex Link quick links. Tool free and reusable.

@5:16 Chain does have logos on outside, but quick link arrow pointing wrong direction?

At 5:13, the arrow on the quick link seems to be incorrect? Could be for the purpose of demonstration :)

very good joop 🚴💨

Excellent. Thanks

Good!

Lol, I lost a master link about 20 years ago, had to knock pins out with a hammer, pushed one back in and rode the bike for years, there was never a problem. It might be an issue for more expensive chains, but most people are only paying $20 to $30 for a chain.

Mileage on a chain depends on what you're doing with that... on ebikes for example wearing must be 0.5 for replacement and the chain lasts about 1500/2000 km maximum... even with maximum care.

Do you shake your chain in a glass jar? If so, it is a bit silly.

Done the chain routing mistake a few times. Now ride mainly fixed gear so everything is much simpler! Tougher too.

Did you apologize to the snail? Too funny...

where's the "link" for mud-proofing the chain?

Dodo on embn tech Said Don't clean the new chain ,he claims that the lube sram etc use is the Best and that the chain is perfectly lubed when buying a new chain.he said that you shouldn't not even lube it for a little while because your lube Will replace the lube in the rollers on the chain and no lube is as good for the rollers as the fabric greas that they lube it with when producing it.. still it's a good video...a lot better than he's break check video

Your video would be PERFECT if I have watched it BEFORE making almost all of these mistakes 😂

Thanks for your tips! Much appreciated. Anyways just want to share that I’ve been using kerosene to use for chain shake, it’s cheap and cleans amazingly!👍

is sram chain directional?

I'm so lazy with maintenance that I just replaced seized links with new quick links. Currently have 3 on my 11-speed chain.

I've made the same mistake with the routing of the chain I ride with 1000 watt mid drive motor 160 nm and actually works better on small cogs no skipping put it right skipping on high load again new chain gonna stick it back and grease it

Re using the pins and quick links actually don’t ruin the chain, cleaning a new chain is debatable,…

Hi, I did this mistake, I could not believe how and only realized it after 30km of bunch ride, did not have time to stop and check... ;) It rattled all the way long, pretty noisy.

If i clean my chain i use Diesel it works very good. And i do it only one time in the lifetime of my chain.

Excellent video. I use Ozzie’s method of wax/Teflon. According to him his chain (Connex) lasts 15,000 kms. It sounds like your chains last a long time, as you clean them? Likewise, keeping my chains & drivetrain has been key, and my club think I am a perfectionist. I started using YBN SLA as they, like Connex, are strong & long lasting. Are you only using KMC upto 50%? As that’s what I was recommended (using park tool)

Is the mistake putting the new chain on without cleaning it or cleaning it before you put it on?

The 'crunch' of the snail, and "sorry"!🤣🤣🤣

And mind those Narrow Wide pulleys and chainrings and make sure your chain is engaging in the right tooth

I just wasted a chain that came with my bike after 600km.. It stretched over 0.75%. I do feel like I was maintaining it properly though.. 🤨