Tech Tips: BMX Chain Installation and Maintenance 20

A broken chain on your BMX bike sucks, but it's easy to fix! BK runs you through everything you need to know about chains.

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1772 GlennPPMilligan https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/1772/avatar/c50_109462490_1244913570.jpg?1293019304 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/GlennPPMilligan,1772/all 11/25/06 9 193 1 131 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/GlennPPMilligan,1772/setup 2 6 134 39

GlennPPMilligan
5/5/2009 10:51 PM

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88264 Jimmy_Flores https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/88264/avatar/c50_fb_picture_1258454036.jpg?1323823511 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Jimmy-Flores,88264/all 12/13/11 1

Jimmy_Flores

1/24/2012 8:44 PM

if i wind up my cranks after i bring my bike inside the chain gets a kink in it and it stays until you put tension on the chain.
do i just put oil on it?

btw its a half link

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80244 danny3white /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/danny3white,80244/all 06/03/11 2 1

danny3white

7/31/2011 6:54 PM

when youre getting a chain breaker, there are different option CT3, CT7, etc. what does that mean? does it have to do with your bikes pin size?

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61059 FIT_bOyEE https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/61059/avatar/c50_new_pain_bestone.jpg?1294870150 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/FIT-bOyEE,61059/all 05/04/10 29 42 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/FIT-bOyEE,61059/setup 63 285 368 6 10

FIT_bOyEE

1/21/2011 12:06 PM

you take a link out of the chain to make the chain shorter or move your wheel back more if you have the room, if the chain keeps loosing get chain tensioners or taper-lock spacers

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72040 K-portramprider286 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/72040/avatar/c50_134137380_1292021222.05.jpg?1293155942 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/K-portramprider286,72040/all 11/26/10 2 1 2 14 3

K-portramprider286

1/2/2011 7:42 AM

what do you do if its loose

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37076 pre-rider15 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/37076/avatar/c50_112221540_1228682515.jpg?1293081288 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/pre-rider15,37076/all 12/07/08 11 2 15 228

pre-rider15

6/21/2010 1:43 AM

@freestyle, yes it's a good chain. You have to be a big grinding fan for it to have it point though. I know 2 people with it and they both love it more than all other chains! :D

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37076 pre-rider15 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/37076/avatar/c50_112221540_1228682515.jpg?1293081288 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/pre-rider15,37076/all 12/07/08 11 2 15 228

pre-rider15

6/21/2010 1:40 AM

@chrisMarino, the dk is actually lighter than the shadow. Danscomp.com

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4037 lurch https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/4037/avatar/c50_profile_europe.jpg?1308245108 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/lurch,4037/all 02/14/07 22 4 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/lurch,4037/setup 1 3 93 7

lurch

6/20/2010 6:47 PM

kmc 510 chain all the way and use a park tools chain breaker there the best i think

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43680 ZaCh...P https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/43680/avatar/c50_IMG_1092_1481523285.jpg?1481523011 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/ZaCh-P,43680/all 04/30/09 12 9 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/ZaCh-P,43680/setup 3 8 81

ZaCh...P

6/20/2010 6:03 PM

Why does the chain get a tight spot after a while just message me with the answer please and is there anything i can do to fix this

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58297 chrisMarino /images/default/avatar/c50.png https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/chrisMarino,58297/all 03/01/10 2 1 26 2

chrisMarino

6/20/2010 12:56 PM

@ mfreestyle_2000, better off just going with the shadow interlock 2. it offers the streangth that your gonna need for a chain to last years, and its about $20 cheaper than the dk and i could only imagine that the shadow chain is a hole hell of a lot lighter. the dk chain is a rediculous amount of material and i couldnt see it being any better than the shadow. go for shadow only $32

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13563 popochoneitor5000 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/13563/avatar/c50_Sin_t_tulo_11_0_00_03_08.jpg?1356149663 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/popochoneitor5000,13563/all 01/09/08 10 1 2 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/popochoneitor5000,13563/setup 5 6 64 1

popochoneitor5000

6/20/2010 12:17 PM

what about, when your chain needs some oil? or grease? cuz my chain starts making sounds when is like to dry, and i use like oil for engine or oil for a chainsaw, but it makes it like to grease and dirt and black and ugly

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2413 mfreestyle_2000 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/2413/avatar/c50_2413_458e1195afed2.jpg?1293020967 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/mfreestyle-2000,2413/all 12/23/06 31 7 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/mfreestyle-2000,2413/setup 11 46 379 1 17

mfreestyle_2000

6/20/2010 10:11 AM

Does anyone know if the new dk chain that protects the sprocket is any good?

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62544 kinkpeps https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/62544/avatar/c50_131620840_1275748470.jpg?1293134728 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/kinkpeps,62544/all 06/05/10 3

kinkpeps

6/20/2010 8:32 AM

the pedals are dk think medal pedals

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62454 AEMcKiwi https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/62454/avatar/c50_105353800_1275605916.jpg?1293134518 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/AEMcKiwi,62454/all 06/03/10 6

AEMcKiwi

6/20/2010 4:51 AM

That's such a cool video. I know how to do that, I had to learn by trial and error which I did a lot trying to fix chains. Sweet video, should help a lot of people.

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18543 HAROF2 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/18543/avatar/c50_cool_bikes_004.jpg?1317517089 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/HAROF2,18543/all 04/19/08 168 13 6 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/HAROF2,18543/setup 242 4082 245 1 31

HAROF2

6/20/2010 3:56 AM

i just got a kmc k710sl chain and my chain braker wont work on it,its just a regular chain braker though.

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59290 Bradderrz https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/59290/avatar/c50_106515720_1269536612.jpg?1293128614 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Bradderrz,59290/all 03/25/10 3 1 1

Bradderrz

5/25/2010 12:20 PM

what happens if you get a tight link when you have put your chain back together

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59202 RedwoodFitty650 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/59202/avatar/c50_139360740_1273431097.jpg?1293128528 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/RedwoodFitty650,59202/all 03/23/10 1 1 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/RedwoodFitty650,59202/setup 2 7 1 1 2

RedwoodFitty650

5/13/2010 11:21 PM

Shadow Conspiracy chain 4 life

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57583 Custom151 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/57583/avatar/c50_86805470_1265694106.jpg?1293125494 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/Custom151,57583/all 02/08/10 4 4 2

Custom151

3/26/2010 2:31 PM

I have a shadow chain

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47994 bmxkid192 https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/47994/avatar/c50_Picture_1.jpg?1305849591 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bmxkid192,47994/all 07/22/09 4 3 2 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/bmxkid192,47994/setup 41 97 15

bmxkid192

10/2/2009 6:42 PM

what are the petals he has on there

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834 FLORIDABMX https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/834/avatar/c50_619650028_1203626409.jpg?1293016760 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/FLORIDABMX,834/all 10/08/06 55 2 1 8 77 1494 3

FLORIDABMX

5/5/2009 11:25 PM

shadow chain for life

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17886 r https://p.vitalbmx.com/photos/users/17886/avatar/c50_88596060_1257457765.jpg?1293055497 https://www.vitalbmx.com/community/r,17886/all 04/05/08 2 12 10

r

5/5/2009 10:55 PM

1#

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