Raoul Delmare launched a thread by saying:
>>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 . . .
>
>
and Sheldon responded,
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...
++++++++++++++ Now, I've been thinking about this, and I am quite certain that Sturmey-Archer planned for us by including the equivalent of spare spokes: on my ASC, and other SAs I've had, I've seen no reason not to shorten the indicator chain by a link to eliminate a damaged one. If worse comes to worst, it may mean sliding the housing stop a bit to compensate for the shorter chain.
Am I missing something?
harvey sachs
mcLean va