Review on Park Tool CT 5 Chain Brute by Jeff Sorensen

Works exactly how I need it. I rated it 4 out of 5 for ease of use as it takes a bit of fiddling with the handles to find the right way to apply enough force to push out the chain pins. And it took quite a bit of effort to push out the chain pins (as you would hope). But I've ridden about 100 miles since replacing it and it works great, and the tool seems seasoned enough to feel like it would last forever, but it's also small enough that I can keep it on Long-distance trips can put bag without effort. Worried about taking up too much space or weighing me down. Tips: - When you push the pins out of the connection you want to reconnect, be careful not to push them all the way out. Ideally, extend just enough so that the link can be dismantled with the pin still in the outer tab. If you slide it all the way out it seems very difficult to put it back in (I did and tried a bit but decided to follow another link). So be careful when approaching this point (when I get to this point I will do this by tightening it about 1/4 or 1/2 turn, pulling it out and seeing if it separates). Make sure you use a link breaker. The included instructions show two different ways to assemble the chain (one to insert/remove the pins and the other to release the links). What I didn't notice was that when inserting the pins, they were very tight and had to be loosened. So don't skip this step.