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 ...

Without a chain your bike is just an expensive scooter, so here’s how to fit and remove your chain with a quick link - or without one - to make repair or servicing super simple. If you are looking for ...

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 ...

There comes a time in every mountain biker’s life when it’s time to change your bike’s chain. But what mountain bike chain should you get? And how do you install and take care of it once you’ve found ...