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Quick tip when you don't have a chain-whip handy (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 month ago by simbico@lemmy.zip to c/bikewrench@lemmy.world

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With most modern 1X cassettes being as large as a dinner plate, you can use another chainring or sprocket to jam a chain when you need to take off a cassette locker

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[–] sickofit@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

I made a chain whip using 10” of old chain, a peice of scrap wood and a peice of wire. Takes off my fully torques road cassette.

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