WTF Freewheel?
08-18-12 | 05:45 PM
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WTF Freewheel?
So I just got my SE Premium Ale bike and it's pretty much completely assembled and ready to ride. But they put some non-standard cheap freewheel on here that I cannot remove with my freewheel removal tool. This is the tool I've used to remove Shimano and White Ind freewheels many times before. But it seems too small for whatever freewheel is on this bicycle. Anyone know a way to get this cheap POS off here? I don't care if it breaks the thing, as long as it doesn't hurt the bicycle.
08-18-12 | 05:50 PM
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Use a big open faced wrench that fits into two of the slots, push down and twist. I had to do that a long time ago with a crappy one on a friends bike, and it only sucks a little.
08-18-12 | 05:57 PM
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Thanks. It's off. Good thing it hadn't been pedaled yet, or it might have been more difficult.
08-18-12 | 06:03 PM
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White Ind DOS Eno is now on the bike. Seems to work fine with the 1/8" chain. I've never used 1/8 before so I don't have a 1/8 chainwhip. My standard chainwhip can't seem to get a grip on the fixed cog. I'll have to save that for later once I order my Surly cog, though. At least it's rideable now!
08-18-12 | 07:13 PM
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X201, is that Kurt Russel as Captain Ron in your avatar?!
