skewer - hub - cog thingy to keep chain off chainstay when wheel removed?
04-20-10, 08:54 AM
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skewer - hub - cog thingy to keep chain off chainstay when wheel removed?
Sorry I couldn't search this, I don't know if there is a name. I was wondering if there was a skewer - hub- cog thingy that you could slip into the rear wheel dropouts when the rear wheel is removed, so that you could keep the chain off the chain stay, rotate the cranks, even do drivetrain maintenance without removing the chain but also without getting your cleaning crap all over your rear wheel. In essence, something that performs the funciton of the rear wheel hub and freewheel without being a whole wheel. It seems that you could clean the rear wheel and freewheel a lot better once it is off, and also clean the frame and drive better without the rear wheel in the way.
So, is there such a thingy?
So, is there such a thingy?
04-20-10, 09:36 AM
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One option is to get a cast-off rear freehub from your local bike shop. No cogs needed, just let the chain ride on the freehub body. That's what I use at work.
04-20-10, 09:46 AM
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Ahhh. I suppose there would be just enough clearance. Good idea, I will ask for one. I just thought a cheap solution to this would be commercially available. I found Pedro's chain keeper, but I am not sure you could run the cranks using it:
I suppose the worst that could happen would be to wear away the plastic? I might also be better off with a quicklink, and just doing my chain care completely off the bike?
I suppose the worst that could happen would be to wear away the plastic? I might also be better off with a quicklink, and just doing my chain care completely off the bike?
04-20-10, 10:08 AM
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Some older steel frames have a little peg on the inside of the driveside seat stay to hang the chain on when the rear wheel is out.
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The "chain peg" Barchettaman refers to is just to keep the chain from falling down when the wheel is removed. You can't turn the cranks without scratching everything up.
04-20-10, 11:12 AM
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An old hub would be the easiest to allow free movement of the chain for cleaning. To just hold the chain in place for storage or transport, Pedro's Chain Keeper works well.
https://www.rei.com/product/724951?pr...:referralID=NA
https://www.rei.com/product/724951?pr...:referralID=NA
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I think you could do a good amount of chain-movement with that plastic chainkeeper in place, particularly if your chain has some lube on it.
A person could also pick up some bits and pieces at the hardware store to make their own- a long bolt or threaded rod, some nuts and washers, etc., maybe a short piece of PVC pipe for the chain to run on.
A person could also pick up some bits and pieces at the hardware store to make their own- a long bolt or threaded rod, some nuts and washers, etc., maybe a short piece of PVC pipe for the chain to run on.
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An easier option is to get a chain with a removable link and just clean the chain off of the bike. No messing up your chainstays or getting cleaning solution all over your other components.
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