You'd better hope you're carrying a chain tool! Which I wasn't today. I had to coast the way back. And in places where I couldn't coast, yeah. It's embarrassing to walk a bike. I had the chain for a little more than a year so it's probably best replace it anyway.
Back at the ranch, let's gather the materials. A cheapo baking pan in which to wax the new chain, a new Shimano HG-53 9 speed chain, the trusty Park multi tool, and the Weller Portasol.
With the new chain, I remove a couple of links so it isn't super slack. Then I lay the chain edge-up in the pan, to be covered with dry wax.
Let's pull a chunk of ptfe-bearing molten speed wax out of the bag.
With a pair of scissors, shave wax to cover the chain completely.
The fun part: I enjoy melting the wax into the chain with the Portasol.
Once a satisfactory amount of wax is melted into the gaps of the chain, it's time to mount it.
You know that feeling you get when you have new stuff on a bike? Yeah, we have to ride it to make sure it works :)
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