Ugh, My Chain Came Off During My Ride Today!

[Crankin]

I never have to put the chain back on manually, on the rare occasion it comes off. Keep pedaling and quickly put the front derailleur into the biggest ring. The chain will go back on when you do this. You just have to be quick and once it goes back on, get yourself into a gear that isn't cross chained!

[kajero]

I am not sure I can think fast enough to do that!

[Crankin]

It becomes a habit...

[Aromig]

I also carry individual "Monkey wipes" in my pack. I use them to handle the chain, and then to wipe any grease off of the me or the frame. The few times I've dropped a chain I've been thrilled to have one in my pack.

[ny biker]

I think sometimes if you pedal backwards, the chain will go back on.

[smittykitty]

A little water bottle squirt on the dried up wipes and they are rejuvenated (if you are carrying any plain water).

[pll]

I think sometimes if you pedal backwards, the chain will go back on.

It does. Just take the pressure off the pedals and do it gently. Shift back to where you were originally. It happened to me a few days ago after shifting, has happened also while climbing.

Chain grease on your hands... that's why the shorts should be black!

[malkin]

I used to drop the chain and shift it back on in the same place on my old commute a couple times each week. When I got a new bike, I never dropped there anymore and I doubt that I could shift it back on. Seems like the work of small mischievous supernatural beings; maybe they just liked that purple aluminum frame.