All hubs require a lockring tool to get the cassette of
I think he meant that he would pull the cassette off complete with the freehub rotor, which you can do on some hubs without any tools.
Powertap hubs for one.
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I think he meant that he would pull the cassette off complete with the freehub rotor, which you can do on some hubs without any tools.