That moment my chain snapped mid-sprint on a busy intersection in Chicago really made me rethink my whole approach to quick-link installs

I was crossing Michigan Ave at full speed trying to beat a yellow light when I heard that sickening ping, then I watched the broken link bounce into a storm drain while some dude in a taxi started honking and I had to walk my bike three blocks to a shop with greasy hands and a bruised ego, anyone else had a quick-link fail after only like 200 miles because you didn't clean the chain thoroughly first?

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laura_wright1mo ago

The taxi guy honking just adds insult to injury, jeez.

violatorres1mo ago

Horns in this city are all set to 110 decibels by city code, actually. That's loud enough to damage hearing after 15 minutes, so the guy's not just annoying, he's breaking the law. People forget that honking isn't a comment, it's a noise violation with a fine attached.

graygonzalez16d ago

lol laura_wright is right but violatorres that city code thing isn't quite accurate, Chicago's noise ordinance actually caps horns at 105 decibels not 110. Still loud enough to be annoying though.