Originally Posted by
AndreyT
Yeah... But I have a vague recollection of seeing common cassette lockring tool implemented in this fashion
I.e. the teeth protrude forward and there's no webbing between them. Does it exist or is it just a false memory?
Way off base.
External lock ring as noted previously and the same tool which removes external bearing bottom brackets. Problem solved.
This is so bike forums. A extremely straightforward problem with a very simple solution will drag on for dozens of posts with all sorts of inanity.