Rodney Handsfield wrote:
> The Porta Catena is an elegant solution to the small problem of
> where to
> put the chain when transporting your bike. A problem solved by Dave
> Moulton by brazing a nail head to the right seat stay of his frames.
Small point... the portacatena was designed for quick wheel changes for racing, not for someplace to hang chain when transporting a bike without its wheels, although it works great for that too of course.
Yes, the nail brazed on the seat stay works well for a chain hanger, but I've seen more than a few broken off because the rider forgot to take the chain back off the nail chain hanger after a wheel change.
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, CA USA
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