After some years of fighting quick-links into place on bike chains, it occurred to me that there ought to be a tool to do this more professionally. Turns out, Park makes one. Behold the MLP-1.2 Master Link Pliers:
Forget the single-item shipping charges, I ordered one today after fighting that 12-speed chain's new quick-link for about a half-hour+.
BTW, the original 12-speed mtb chain held up pretty well. Didn't get into the red zone on the chain-check tool until 540 miles of mostly gritty off-road use. The chainline is wonky as hell on the inner cogs, but OTOH the narrow chain's so floppy that it doesn't seem to mind. I still think that drivetrain technology reached its apex with the 3x8 systems circa 1995, but that's just the retrogrouch in me speaking. The new 12-speed surf works just fine.
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