Loose Chain

I bought a LEZYNE chain rod today, it has a wooden handle. I have several bicycles that use the thread on Regina or similar freewheels. Is this a good tool for removing and installing that type of freewheel in lieu of the little tools that stick into the center of the freewheels? Or what is its best purpose?

Bill Kapaun

No.
It's used for cassette hubs or possibly unscrewing individual FW cogs. You need 2 for that.

https://www.lezyne.com/product-shptoo...p#.VwBsS3qsj4w

You have to be impressed with the pressure rating though.

Loose Chain

Okay, on cassette hubs, how do you use it? Not sure I understand how it works?

What is used to pull the Regina thread on type? The simple little insert tool?

Thanks.
J

HillRider

A chain whip, which is what you show, is used with a lockring removing tool (which is one style of "simple insert tool") to remove the lock ring and allow cassette cogs to be removed from a freehub body. It holds the rotating body stationary so the lockring can be unscrewed.

What you are looking for is a freewheel puller, another simple insert tool, and you need one specific to Regina freewheels. You will also need a large wrench to turn the insert tools, either the freewheel tool or the lockring tool.

Bill Kapaun

You need to do a bit of homework-
Freewheel or Cassette?

JohnDThompson 

Something like the Bicycle Research CT-1:



Or the Campagnolo 704 tool:

Loose Chain

I need both types of tools, I have both types of mechanisms (cassettes and thread on) on various bikes. I was just not clear on which is used with what. Since I swear I have seen a whip used to break a Regina thread on free wheel being as they can be rather tight. I do have the (various) insert tools which are used with a large wrench of correct size. I thought, apparently incorrectly, that the whip/rod could assist the removal of a thread on free wheel.

Thanks all for the assistance.
J

fietsbob

Chain whips remove cogs from the freewheel Body , You need 2, 1 to hold, 1 to unscrew .

lots of Regina Freewheel have the bigger cogs Left hand threaded , You have to take the freewheel off the Hub to access those.