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Originally Posted by sykerocker
1. Removing the freewheel (er, five-speed fixed gear?): What is the method for getting the freewheel off? I assume there's some special tool needed?
Standard pre-Uniglide Shimano splined freewheel tool, TL-FW20, I think. It's smaller in diameter than the Uniglide TL-FW30 and thus requires removing an axle spacer in order to insert the tool in the freewheel. There was a Bicycle Research version, but I can't find one online.
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