Raoul Delmare wrote:
>I felt certain I must be crazy for thinking about doing a microscopic
>chain-link repair , on one of those tiny Sturmey Archer indicator spindle
>chains .
>
>I thought I was crazy for thinking about it , until a Sturmey Archer expert
>( living in England ) told me to simply take a brand new , common , AW -
>style chain , and use it for spare links . . .
>
>Since I don't think I'm ever going to find a microscopic CYCLO
>chain-rivet-tool . . .
>
>I'll just have to search for the right tools , and techniques . . .
I was once MTB riding with Scott Chamberlain, a local Sturmey-Archer fan, who was riding a 24" wheel BMX bike with an FW hub. Near the top of Great Blue Hill, his indicator chain broke. He re-rivetted it trailside using his Swiss army knife and a rock...
Sheldon "The Right Tool For The Job?" Brown
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