I've also reverse rotafixed a cog to get it off - the thing half ruined my dura ace chain whip and still wouldn't come off... the reverse rotafix worked like a charm.

any way you could hide a 5rail in the back for me to pick up next tuesday?

Done.

hehe feel free to use my bad@ss DIY 1/8" chain whip (incomplete) or lockring wrench (grinded pliers on the left)

Ok I haven't tried them and they are probably crap, but I'm proud to say the DIY headset press, cup remover and crown race pusher did work... Hooray!



Thanks to Dave Moulton for the idea.

Let me know how the slip-joint plier lockring wrench works. I was thinking of making one similar but was thinking the ground tip may shear off.

I'll try on my urbane built wheel, but I doubt it'll work... that bugger is tight...

must... find.. gales..

right on! those tools would look great next to my suicide hub and DIY fixie!

Hmmm, I may try the reverse rotafix - I suspect this sucker might need the aid of a blowtorch as it's been winter ridden and had no grease on it when I put it on the hub (hindsight is 20/20, eagerness FTL). Thanks for all the tips, I tried the wall-leverage method at home, and William at WSC cranked on it a bit and he seems to think bathing it in WD40 and trying again after a few days may help. I've got to get another wheel built up so I don't have to keep using this one (I just can't bear to ride my road bike right now).

Reverse rotafix and/or taking it to another shop is about my only option other than the blowtorch - which I frankly don't want to do unless it's a last resort. The hub is fixed/free too, and I really don't want to ruin it or the fixed side if it can be helped.

Love the tools - I'm still in the "scared to mess with some parts of my bike" phase - I intend to buy a couple more tools so I can learn to service more of my bike myself though (Cranks/BB/HS and in the further future, wheels/hub stuff). I love that ingenuity, and thanks for the offer - I do have a chainwhip and lockring wrench though.

william seems to know what he's doing fixed gear wise - i think the female mechanic there rides track too. i would try the reverse rotafix thing - it really is way more leverage than a chain whip. just be careful to grip the rim and not the tire else you can rip that sucker off!

BIG +1. gales was always a great thing about doing runs to the eastside. cheap, old-school eats!

And to use a rag or a sock between the frame and the chain where you've got it wrapped around. Sounds like common sense but there were a few people in one of the rotafix threads that apparently never had the idea occur to them to do that...

Good call, anti-scratch measures are always worth repeating

nerdsgirth (or if anyone can holler at him) - long shot, but could this be your saddle on this bike? https://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/bik/871354732.html I don't know how many people run a chopped Brooks.

I think Nerd's saddle was black, but good lookin' out.

I like how there is a back brake just sitting on the frame without any cable and without any brake lever

In all seriousness, I think I sold that guy this bike over the summer....do you think this guy will sell the bike for that price? I should really consider finding cheap track wheels, popping them onto a frame and selling them for this kind of money....wow.

Maybe it's a manual brake. Just reach back and squeeze. There's a plethora of these kinds of bikes on CL it seems. Norco/Fiori/Nishiki's or lower quality frames, with a couple of components and jazzy price tags. I don't begrudge folks making money, but hopefully people aren't buying these things thinking it's a great deal when they could pretty much get something new for the same $

My firm banned craigslist at work. I understand facebook but cl? How am I supposed to waste time cruising the bike section? Geesh!

i like the brake on the nonmachined rim.


maybe its like training wheels for learning to tedshred it?





anyone want to go buy all my food for my camping trip for me? im kinda waterintolerant right now

Man, those law firms got big brassy ones. No CL? The nerve of some network admins.

mmm Pho tonight... yum

If Bikeforums get banned I'm quitting!

under the radar .....

To 650B or not to 650B, that is the question.

Lacing a 36H hub to a 32H rim is not a big deal, no? I've been told today that it is... big balance problems apparently.

Oh man, same here, wondering if I should get the 650B as I'm looking into a kogswell porteur frame. Just wondering how available they are and can you get them in folding? (concerned mostly for long distance or touring) looks like they are real cushy and can take potholes like a champ.

anyone have experience importing from the states with DHL as far as brokerage goes?

i know with ups you need to use express, canada post is $5, etc, etc ... but not sure about DHL

You can't get them with S&S Couplers straight from Kogswell, but since they're steel you can always get someone to retrofit them.

I talked with them today.. $470 shipped for a 59cm 650B frame + fork + headset + seatpost + seatclamp + fenders (with the accidentally heavier TT/DT). It's in the blog.

Still looking at some other options too. The Gary Fisher Simplecity would suit my needs AND be cheaper, but it's aluminum and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I could definitely get it for cheaper than building a Kogswell frameset up though, despite the good Kogswell deal.