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Article: Kristin Armstrong's chain catcher now set for Tour
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- June 26, 2009
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Whether commuter or competitor, cyclists dread the telltale clunk-and-spin of a dropped chain.
At minimum, it's an inconvenience. For professional cyclists, however, one errant shift that throws their links into limbo can mean the difference between climbing the podium and also-ran status.
In this year's Tour de France, at least one team, U.S.-based Garmin-Slipstream, will use a "chain catcher" first employed by former world champion Kristin Armstrong when she won the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics time trial.
In a sport where components like Armstrong's "K-Edge Chain Catcher" are traditionally tested in pro cycling's macho male peloton, this ...