on 6/21/10 12:17 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery at thill@gmail.com
wrote:
> "One benefit of freehub designs is that this can be a little easier -
> single tool and wrench rather
> than a bench vise."
>
> Maybe I'm misunderstanding your words, but to remove a cassette,
> generally you'd need
Years ago I picked up a small tool called a Hyper-cracker for
loosening cassette rings. It does require removal of the wheel &
skewer; slip the tool into the lock ring; reinstall skewer & wheel,
with the tool's lever arm in the correct location against the frame.
With the bike in low gear, you jus
Faced with a recalcitrant freewheel, I always found it easiest to clamp the
freewheel tool into the vice and then grab the wheel and turn it. The leverage
in the wheel itself was always enough.
--Eric
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On Jun 21, 2010, at 12:41 PM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-06-2
On Mon, 2010-06-21 at 12:17 -0700, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote:
> "One benefit of freehub designs is that this can be a little easier -
> single tool and wrench rather
> than a bench vise."
>
> Maybe I'm misunderstanding your words, but to remove a cassette,
> generally you'd need a chain w
"One benefit of freehub designs is that this can be a little easier -
single tool and wrench rather
than a bench vise."
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your words, but to remove a cassette,
generally you'd need a chain whip (or vise whip!!!), cassette lockring
tool, and a wrench to turn the cassette lo
Hello J,
I'm sure you'll get several responses back suggesting the logical
response... you should probably take it in to a shop and assure
(hopefully) a strong, true, rear wheel.
I'll play that fun little devil on your left shoulder, however, and
suggest that you can fix this yourself...
IF and
