The main symptom of a stiff link is that your chain will skip and click every three or four crank revolutions, and the rear mech may flick back and forth too. This is because the stiff link can’t bend ...

After years insisting on the use of joining pins for its chains rather than more convenient missing links, Shimano has finally relented and made a quick-link of its own. How to know when it's time to ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Without a chain your bike is just an expensive scooter, so here’s how to fit and remove your ...

At Sea Otter 2017, we stumbled across the Clever Standard Clever Tool, a tire lever that also makes quick work of chain quick links. That tool has since graced our saddle bags, helped seat and unseat ...

Shimano has introduced an 11- speed chain "Quick-link" (SM-CN900-11). It is designed with tool-free assembly in mind for quick on-the-trail repairs. For rapid assembly of multiple chains a ...