Looking to borrow a lockring and chain-whip

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  • Does anyone in brixton have a chain whip and lockring tool? And even better will invest a bit of their time to help me use them to fix my wheel. I would buy but I don't know if I will need them again, I am not yet sure if the changeover from ss will be a lasting one. I am in brixton/work at UCL near Euston, but will travel!

    Ta,

  • If you are free tonight you can come to mine and I'll do it for you, after 8. I'm in Mile End though...

  • I have a spare lockring if anyone else needs one. I'm in North london.

    You don't need a chain whip to tighten it there's away of using your chain. There's an article online some where when I've found it I'll post it here.

  • No can do tonight unfortunately, is tomorrow morning any good? Or Sunday?

  • PhilS - would I need a lockring tool though? I've agot a lockring, thanks

  • I used a screwdriver and a hammer. Screw the lockring on as tight as you can by hand, then place the screwdriver in the divit of the lockring and gentley tap the handle with a hammer. This should get it tight enough. If you use a chain whip or the rotary method of getting you cog tight it should be fine. Sorry still can't find the rotary chain method link. But it was easy enough for me to do.

  • you reckon that will get it tight enough that I won't need a lockring? (well I suppose if you have a spare one it seems you don't need it!)

  • I was told no. But I put one on just to be safe.

  • you put it on with lock ring tool?

  • Nope. Did the screwdriver and hammer thing I mentioned above. A lockring tool would no doubt do a better job and would be easier to carry around with you but the above mentioned method worked fine for me.

  • securing a track sprocket without a lock ring

    http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/schpignonestep1.htm

  • Just buy the right tools for the job (or borrow them). Yes rotafixing and hammers and screwdrivers can be used to get the job done but they really aren't ideal. And with an offer from Harry to help you out you haven't really got any excuse to bodge it.

  • I wouldn't say using the rotary method was a bodge but Im no expert.

  • I used a screwdriver and a hammer. Screw the lockring on as tight as you can by hand, then place the screwdriver in the divit of the lockring and gentley tap the handle with a hammer. This should get it tight enough. If you use a chain whip or the rotary method of getting you cog tight it should be fine. Sorry still can't find the rotary chain method link. But it was easy enough for me to do.

    Don't EVER do that, use the correct tools, those are likely to damage the lockring, even crack it at the point where you use a screwdriver and hammer (it happen before).

    DON'T USE HAMMER AND SCREWDRIVER TO TIGHTEN THE LOCKRING!

  • bollocks.

  • OK. will not use said method in the future.

  • So does anyone have a lockring tool and/or chain whip? Otherwise I guess I beg Cavendish, although they might well say no since I will not be buying anything from them :S

  • Just buy the right tools for the job (or borrow them). Yes rotafixing and hammers and screwdrivers can be used to get the job done but they really aren't ideal. And with an offer from Harry to help you out you haven't really got any excuse to bodge it.

    There is nothing wrong with rotafixing, the hammer and screwdriver method on a lock ring is not ideal but ok if done sensibly.

  • jimineep

    I am in Kennington. Should be in most of the day tomorrow.

    Got the tools.

    PM me... or I might just pm you.

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