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08-26-12 | 08:02 PM

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FBinNY

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From: New Rochelle, NY

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by irkelvin

Guess I better get my hands on a chain whip? Any recommendations if I don't have one?

You can get by without the chain whip, because the real tightening happens during the sprint or hill climb. The key is the sequence, torquing the spoket all the way home before setting the lockring against it.

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