How To Remove a Bicycle Chain

Evans Cycles takes you through the simple process of removing a bike chain.

In this video - how to remove a bike chain using a chain tool, splitting a chain with a quick link, and disassembling a split link.

[brianm]

I'm 31 and just learned how to remove a bike chain. What a great day! Thank you.

[zimmer]

I am 73 and bought a Scott scale 50 six months ago. I have taught myself to do everything without any experience ever. It took me a while to realise that the chain was stretched, and I needed to replace it. It was a sram chain, and I wasn’t strong enough to push the chain together to release it. I found a piece of wire and threaded it through the link and tightened it up with pliers. That did the trick.

[geoffroberts]

THANK you. Just did this for the first time in my life, after watching this.

[browntown]

This video is clear, concise and to the point. Massive help to me when cleaning my chain. I dig it the most.

[mcccmu]

Thank you! I've never dealt with a master link before and thanks to you, my 11 year old now has wheels again!

Sidenote: My needle nose pliers were MIA, but regular pliers did the trick! Just be careful not to lose the clip, it's tiny!

[nashontado]

Great. Clear straight forward explanations. No unnecessary stories for introduction.

[deserRGB]

Thank you, finally a video that shows different kinds of chains! I'm pissed off after watching a dozen of different dumb videos that mention only 1 type of chain, without explanation about other types and barely showing even this 1 type.

[beaulahmamoketetsheiso]

If I had a chain tool, I wouldn't be here now. Give us a solution that does not require special tools

[mercedes_and_more]

Despite some facscious comments I thought this was a super clear and super easy to follow video which has given me enough knowledge to work out which chain I have, which tools I may need to purchase and how to do the job.

Thanks 👍👍

[michaelplitt]

I had done this on bikes when I was a kid but since forgotten.. Many thanks for the review!

[bigeyejim]

Thanks, Mate! I have the old school chain. Kids have the Quick Link. Heck of a difference!! Great Video!

[reagan]

Don’t you think if I had a pair of quicklink pliers that I would already know how to remove my quicklink chain?

[durraaltai]

Love it - clear, very close-up and precise.

[stewarthunt]

thanks for this clear, well-done post. newbie here. my wirecutter tool worked on a quick link, once I positioned the adjacent links at 90 degrees to the quicklink. in other words, the wirecutter tool is too thick to fit between the links, but if you position the adjacent links 'downwards', you don't have to fit between 'em, since the quicklink is 'exposed' so to speak.

[iggy]

Thanks so much bro, was struggling with this for an hour then watched this video and just helped solve the problem

[louiejhayanqueramirez]

Omg i cant believe it, i thought u had to buy this tool, and just freakin realized that i had this tool on my multi tool, freak it doesnt look the same thats why, thank youu!❤️

[pgeurts]

Thanks for the video. I found a mini version of the chain tool on a cycling multitool.

[reneevangelista]

Cool!#! Thank man!!! May we all have a blessed beautiful day!!! 🙂🙏✌

[tiger]

Thank you. Going to do this on the garage door chain that use the last locking mechanism, split link.

[greg]

THANKS DUDE YO U REALLY HELP ME A LOT
I have an old bike i want to restore, what u suggent me to do with the chains ? change them or clean them ?