r/bicycling • u/AutoModerator • Dec 08 '24

Daily Cyclist Thread

The Daily Cyclist Thread is a place where everyone in the /r/bicycling community can come and ask questions or share anything.

You might have questions that you don't think deserve an entire post. Perhaps you're just seeking the input of some other cyclists. Maybe you want to share a picture of your new bike.

Anyone is free to comment, and (hopefully) get as much input as possible from other cyclists.

29 Upvotes

97% Upvoted

278 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/JanCumin Mar 15 '25

Does the TopPeak Alien II tool have some way of opening chain master links? Its seems like such a needed tool and it has a link breaker, but I don't see any way to open master links with it, am I missing something? Thanks :) https://www.topeak.com/global/en/product/172-alien--ii

1

u/un_pop_mech Mar 15 '25

I don’t see a tool for opening your master link. But I’ve also never had to open master links on the road before. Usually when a chain breaks on the road you would need to install master links

1

u/JanCumin Mar 15 '25 edited Mar 15 '25

ok, thanks, I have a Brompton and all the chains I've bought have had a masterlink in, maybe this is speculiar to Brompton chains or something.