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I tried unhooking the yoke, but it was not a real option given that my yoke fits quite snug around the cable. Even if the yoke solution is feasible, I would have to apply the spanner to the brake blocks anyway because flipping sides with different sprocket sizes changes the wheel position. If the brake blocks are left in its intended position for the freewheel application, with the smaller sprocket (fixed) in play and the wheel positioned slightly more towards the rear (given that I don't swap chains or chainwheels when flipping the rear wheel), there is a bit of the brake blocks that touch the tyre if the brake is applied, which could happen unintentionally. So, if I'm going to touch the brake blocks anyway, then why not make that the solution rather than doing other things? Or, do people generally have same size sprockets on both sides of a flipflop wheel? Or, get a chain tensioner?