Tangled chains

[Chris S]

I replaced my rear tyre this morning - everything went really smoothly till I came to reconnect the chain. It was tangled and there was no way that I could get the last tangle out.

I finally gave up after an hour and wheeled my bike to my local bike shop. The sorted it out using a chain splitter for just £5.

Is there some trick to untangling chains without this? It would be useful to know if I'm ever stranded miles from anywhere.

 

[Davidc]

I've had it happen but have always managed to get the tangle out. if faced with one that wouldn't I'd do exactly what your LBS did, and might put a quick link in at the same time.