Home mechanics and riders fitting or shortening a 10 speed chain who prefer a pin join over a quick link.
The YBN QF10 Quick Fix Pin is a reinforced connecting pin for 10 speed chains. YBN makes it to suit Shimano, Campagnolo and most 5.88 mm 10 speed chains, so it covers the vast majority of 10 speed road and mountain bikes.
The pin has a pointed guide section on the front. Push the guide into the chain, press the pin through with a chain tool until it sits flush, then snap the guide off. It is a single-use part: once pressed in, do not push it back out and reuse it.
YBN's packaging note is worth following: insert the connecting pin from the same direction the chain was broken, so the new pin goes in cleanly.
10 speed fit
Suits Shimano, Campagnolo and most 5.88 mm 10 speed chains.
Guide tip
Pointed front section lines the pin up before you press it home.
Reinforced pin
Made to restore full chain strength at the join.
Cheap insurance
Handy to keep one in the toolbox for chain jobs.
Pin
Packaging
Guide tip
The pointed front section lines the pin up in the chain before you press it through, then snaps off once it is seated.
Great for
Maybe not for
For 10 speed chains only (5.88 mm). You need a chain tool to fit it. YBN supplies these on a perforated card of six.
Fitting it right
Push the pin in from the same side the chain was broken, and stop when it sits flush with the outer plate. Snap the guide off with pliers, then flex the join side to side. If the link feels stiff, work it gently until it moves as freely as its neighbours.
Chain specialists.
YBN is the brand of Yaban Chain Industrial, a Taiwanese chain maker founded in 1989 that makes bicycle chains, connecting pins and quick links for single speed through to 12 speed drivetrains.
