How To: Take a link out of a bike chain?
 

I have a bike chain braclet, however, it is slightly to big for me, and i'd like to take out 1 of the links. How do i do this, anyone have an idea?

http://www.apocalypse.org/pub/u/hild...pix/bikebr.jpg

Thats an example of the type of braclet it is. Thanks in advance

Re: How To: Take a link out of a bike chain?
 

Check out this webpage:

http://www.gokartsupply.com/chain.htm

About 3/4 of the way down you'll see a chain breaker and 1/2 way down the page you'll see a master link (used to rejoin the two sides). You could buy the tool yourself but it's probably not worth it for a single use.

So, I would take it into a bike repair shop, they'll do it for you. They will probably throw a master link into it to rejoin the two sides. Link should be less than a $1 and they may charge you a buck or two for labor.

If you want to get really creative with the fit, get a half-link in place of/ to go along with the master link.

onetime2 has got it go to a bike shop. They'll hook you up.

If its only " slightly too big" then you will need to remove the joining link and fit a ½ link as a full link will make it way too small for you

all up take ½ a link out

and yes bike shop will do it for you

or

travel to Australia and ill do it for you

Cheers

Hey man, I'm a bike technician, and I'll say from experience, don't do this yourself, it may sound easy enough, but if you push that pin in just a tiny bit off center, the link won't bend properly and your going to have your chain popping off of you any time you put some torque into that crank.

good luck to ya

What he said. I do a good bit of cycling, and while I have certainly learned to do chain repairs myself, it is definitely something that is easy to screw up. Like he said, push that link to far, and you just screwed up several links.

Um, it's for a bracelet...;)

I'd have to agree with everyone who said to go to a bike shop. It's not worth buying a chain tool just to tighten a bracelet, and if you go to a cool shop, they might do it for free.

Take it to a bike shop or if you have any friends who are mountain bikers they will more than likely have a chain link tool. So you could always borrow it from them.