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09-20-2024, 07:55 PM
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I hate chain whips...
I have the abbey chain whip. I still hate it. Always seems just on the verge of out of control and smashed knuckles when I use it to remove a particularly stuck lockring.
My shop has, as all good shops should, a sturdy workbench and bench vise. Is there anything out there that would allow me to clamp a cassette securely into a vise and easily remove a lockring? I've seen and considered the vise-grip style pliers, but they dont seem long enough to have enough leverage to get the job done. Perhaps I could use them and clamp them in the bench vise? Anything out there that I'm not aware of maybe?
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#2
09-20-2024, 08:11 PM
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I have a couple of normal ones...
and have often wondered if the pliers-type might be the better:
https://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-CP-.../dp/B07PWH38ZJ
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#3
09-20-2024, 08:11 PM
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I like the pin style ones like Pro makes but you're limited to two tooth sizes per tool.
https://www.pro-bikegear.com/us/tool...assette-wrench Stein makes one too https://steintool.com/portfolio-item...-holding-tool/ Last edited by catchourbreath; 09-20-2024 at 08:14 PM.
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#4
09-20-2024, 08:14 PM
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Chain whips
Angry, I started using the Park Tools CP-1.2 chain pliers. I do not have very big hands and I do not have a mighty grip for sure, but the pliers work great for me if I keep it down on the small cogs. These are a hundred times better than the old whip in my opinion. No more bleeding knuckles! I would never go back to the old whip. Worth every penny in my opinion.
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09-20-2024, 08:20 PM
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I've been using the Pedro's Vice Whip since it was a pre-production product with Zinn's name on it. It is far superior to a chain whip for me. 8 - 12 speed cassettes - it works for all of them. Oh, and single speed setups too.
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#7
09-20-2024, 08:24 PM
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Another recommendation for the Pedros vise whip. So much better to use than a chain whip.
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#8
09-20-2024, 08:26 PM
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Chain whip fan here.
You’re making me think I don’t understand the situation you’re complaining about. I’ve had freewheels corrosion welded onto hubs before but I’ve never had a problem with freehub lock rings. I’m going to assume you know what you’re doing so I guess I’ve never seen a lock ring that is anything like that stuck. Line up the two tools and squeeze? In what way does the process involve my knuckles?
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#9
09-20-2024, 08:41 PM
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Stein
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09-20-2024, 10:01 PM
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^^^^ The Stein tool. I’m a convert. Read about this tool in a bike packing dot com editor’s list. Now I have one and my chain whip is gone. I’m a big fan of Abbey Tools but not of chain whips.
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#12
09-20-2024, 10:30 PM
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I wear leather with gloves to protect the old knuckles.
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09-20-2024, 10:47 PM
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#14
09-20-2024, 10:51 PM
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#15
09-20-2024, 11:01 PM
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