Which chain whip?

[Smoothhound]

Hi Folks,

I'm about to get some new wheels for my commuter bike and I've decided to fit them myself. I'm a relative newbie and I always find the choice available in every cycle component a bit bewildering, usually I find some patient googling/forum surfing clarifies things. I had thought that I'd made all the hard choices for this project, but I'm now looking at chain whips and have drawn a blank. I've got an 8-speed chain and looking at wiggle I can find 9 speed and 10 speed chain whips and a few "not mentioned" speed chain whips. Is there really that much of a difference or will any of them fit?

Cheers

 

[Steve Austin]

they'll all be fine. Any old chain whip will do, just get the cheapest you can find. Lifeline or BBB will possibly be cheap

 

[woohoo]

I hate to say this but I've been using a chain whip that is designed to remove car oil filters, which I think I bought from a Poundland or some such outfit. It's a bit agricultural but works (well it does on Shimano 7,8,9; not tried it on Campag yet).

 

[Mr Celine]

I use one I made myself with some old chain and an iron bar.

 

[Steve Austin]

I hate to say this but I've been using a chain whip that is designed to remove car oil filters, which I think I bought from a Poundland or some such outfit. It's a bit agricultural but works (well it does on Shimano 7,8,9; not tried it on Campag yet).

me too!! it works on all cassettes, even 10 speed dura ace

 

[k-dog]

A 10 speed one could be a poor investment as it might not work on something older - the chain wouldn't fit over the teeth of the cassette.

Park make a very nice one if you have too much money or any other one will do the job.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Mike Dyason
http://www.inmotionproducts.com/pro...b2a3da8c6ce01e262b45741a87&text_product_id=CW

Peachy, cheap and good service.

 

[Smoothhound]

Thanks everyone, the cheapest one I can find it is The Mike Dyason one looks fairly solid for a fiver

 

[bobg]

I'd have a length of pipe handy to slide over the handle of the whip ... sometimes they can be a bit stiff and the extra leverage helps . Putting the splined sprocket remover in the vice when attached to the wheel ( horizontally) allows you to get 2 hands on the whip can be a good idea too. Sorry for the gratuitous advice only I spent about 2 hours trying to shift one the other day.