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Just picked up a new 20" Ridgeback bike for my nephew which someone was very generously giving away
It was a bit scruffy so I've stripped it all down, cleaned it all up and rebuilt it
But I now need to rejoin the chain that I split without considering how I would put it back together
I have a few 9 speed KMC missing links lying around somewhere I'm now unlikely to use, before I turn the tip of a garage upside down trying to find them can anyone advise if it will work on a 5 speed chain
Too narrow I'd imagine. More likely to be 7/8-speed. You may be able to just rejoin the chain by pushing the pin back into the plate.
I agree with Three Fish - just rejoin in the old fashioned way with the chains own links
It depends on the chain fitted, the last time I used 5s was about 30 years ago, so I might be very out of date here 🙂
Have a look for the make/model number and google, you can get a [url= http://www.starcyclespares.co.uk/twin-pack-kmc-missing-link-bike-chain-joining-links-2838-p.asp ]5s Missing Link (link)[/url] ,not all 5s chains are suitable for re-using a pin
5,6,7,8-speed all the same width, 9-speed is narrower so the link won't work (properly, possibly at all).
You'll need an 8-speed link, or to rejoin the chain by pushing a pin back through, as above.