Cassette Socket

[mjr]

somewhat pointless when a standard shimano freewheel remover costs peanuts.

2kg of peanuts, though. But as ultraglide-pattern freewheels are still made, it is worth buying one if it fits the new one you're installing.

 

[T4tomo]

2kg of peanuts, though. But as ultraglide-pattern freewheels are still made, it is worth buying one if it fits the new one you're installing.

pretty sure the tool weighs much less than 2kg, if that was your point, which is an odd one

 

[mjr]

pretty sure the tool weighs much less than 2kg, if that was your point, which is an odd one

No, it was that it's accurate to say it costs peanuts but misleading because I think £5 is more than most people would think from "costs peanuts". It's quite a lot of peanuts. 2kg of peanuts.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

That's an unbelievably close ratio freewheel, is it 14-21? I hope it is flat where you live.....

I remember 6 speed 14-21 blocks, they called them training blocks, I used to run them when I was doing club runs, but I can't remember what chainrings I ran with them.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Steel freewheels last for yonks,

I used to get through them in around twelve months, somewhere around 12-15months the chain would start slipping under load.

 

[T4tomo]

I used to get through them in around twelve months, somewhere around 12-15months the chain would start slipping under load.

high mileage daily use vs high days and holidays for restored vintage bike = yonks

 

[Deleted member 1258]

high mileage daily use vs high days and holidays for restored vintage bike = yonks

1980's - 1990's, one bike for the club rides and things like reliability trials and charity rides, and one bike for commuting and general running about, I wasn't a car owner in those days.

 

[Smokin Joe]

That's an unbelievably close ratio freewheel, is it 14-21? I hope it is flat where you live.....

Pretty much standard gearing in those days. With only six sprockets and well before compact chainsets we all rode those, uphill and down dale. Turn up on a clubrun with a 23t sprocket and you'd be asked why you were riding your granny's church bike.

 

[rogerzilla]

Shimano pattern freewheels need a UG tool. Cassettes need an HG tool. HG is fractionally larger. Many cheap cassette tools work on both!

 

[raleighnut]

Pretty much standard gearing in those days. With only six sprockets and well before compact chainsets we all rode those, uphill and down dale. Turn up on a clubrun with a 23t sprocket and you'd be asked why you were riding your granny's church bike.

Yep, my old Carlton

 

[Pedal pusher]

somewhat pointless when a standard shimano freewheel remover costs peanuts.

OP - if the bugger is stuck on very solidly (its a standard anti clock unscrew), its good to attached the tool and reinsert the skewer to keep it in place, then either use a long wrench on the tool, which now wont slip, or even better hold the tool in a vice and unscrew the wheel off the freewheel - the tyre gives you a very good grip.

Steel freewheels last for yonks, but if as I like Skol points out you are finding the low gears a bit high, they did do touring "blocks" back in the day 14-28 (as well as corn cob time trial ones). Going much beyond a 28T may give your rear derailleur range issues (even if you cold find one), and a lot of the period crank sets you struggle to get below a 38T inner ring on (a double). A touring triple is your friend in a hilly area.

the good news is frictions shifters don't care what speed freewheel you fit, so if you find a 6 spd 14-28T then that will fit just as good as a 5 spd.

At least you have a standard shimano screw on freewheel, one of my fleet has a Maillard Helicomatic hub, which is a whole other world of specialist tools and weirdness....

Thanks for your detailed reply.

 

[Pedal pusher]

Shimano pattern freewheels need a UG tool. Cassettes need an HG tool. HG is fractionally larger. Many cheap cassette tools work on both!

That makes sense as HG is stamped on the cassette. Thanks

 

[Pedal pusher]

That makes sense as HG is stamped on the cassette. Thanks

UG 😔

 

[Pedal pusher]

Just out of curiosity what model Raleigh is it ?

Raleigh Phoenix. Can't find any information on and the s/n makes no sense.

 

[midlife]

That makes sense as HG is stamped on the cassette. Thanks

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