Chain Whip

It's hard not to make the link between me and a hollywood actor :-)

it originates from Chelsea Bull, my hayday nickname as a sunday league player.

out of interest anyone tried the icetoolz track chain whip evans sell for £6.99? According to their website it support 1/8 chains...

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/ice-toolz/track-singlespeed-chain-whip-ec018421?query=icetoolz%20chain%20whip

Anyone with any opinions on the Ice Toolz track (1/8") chain whip? Or able to recommend a good, cheap alternative (yes, I know the Shimano chain whip is the dogs bollox and will last for years but am a bit low on cash at the moment so something for under a tenner would be nice!)?

Ta.

Just bite the bullet and get the Shimano one from hubjub.

Buy cheap buy twice

Recently got the £6.99 Ice Toolz 1/8 chain whip, works fine. It's not like these are precision engineering tools; just some chain on a handle. I really can't see what an expensive one would offer over a cheap one. Spanners, sockets, screwdrivers - yes get as decent as you can afford, but unless you are using it a lot really don't see the point of spending much on one.

Maybe you could conduct a survey of chainwhip users. Perhaps there's Shimano chainwhip cult?

Just bite the bullet and get the Shimano one from hubjub.

Buy cheap buy twice

1+, the Shimano one is pretty expensive, but it's a fantastic little tools, the cheaper one I've tried before simply doesn't feel, what's the word? solid I suppose when being used.

Is it entirely possible that it's enough to make changing sprocket an enjoyable account?

And by the time you've bought a cheap chain whip and a cheap lock ring tool (or fucked a few lock rings with the hammer and screwdriver method) the £25 for the shimano one starts to sound pretty reasonable.

oh very, it's easy to fuck-up a lockring if you're not careful with the cheap one.

I had a Shimano one from my old roadbike, wasn't 1/8th compatible. Until I had a spare bit of chain, used a 1/8th pin and forces it through the '32 link and now it is. It's pretty bloody solid too!

wouldn't it be entirely feasable to make your own?

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probably not much cheaper unless you have the bits lying around.

I find it hard to beleive that there is no chainwhip list...

should one be started? i have a free day and time to collect the stuff.

doing one now..

GA2G might get upset..

wouldn't it be entirely feasable to make your own?

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probably not much cheaper unless you have the bits lying around.

I did my own one, it's easy to make and very solid as you can choose the compoments, only problem is not as nice, I will try to post some pics

I've got a Park Tools 3/32 chain whip, when I needed to tighten a track sprocket I borrowed a Shimano (maybe DA?) one from a friend and it was a lot more user friendly than mine in terms of the shape of the handle etc.

Tangent.

YouTube - Family Guy - Cool Whip

Kerin Multi Tool, chainless chail whip . . . tool porn!! :)

$150 thought!! :(

I'm guessing it's also a lockring tool too. wow. that's fucking sexy. Now I want one.

http://urbanvelo.org/yojimbos-garage-custom-lockring-tool/

custom lockring tool anyone?

I've got a Park Tools 3/32 chain whip, when I needed to tighten a track sprocket I borrowed a Shimano (maybe DA?) one from a friend and it was a lot more user friendly than mine in terms of the shape of the handle etc.

i just examined my chain whip (from mtb days) and i think it 3/32", but i'm not sure as i have been s/s for ages and so presumably had a 1/8" cog on my mtb, but, anyway, i guess i can whip off the 3/32" links and replace with 1/8" spare chain links?

http://urbanvelo.org/yojimbos-garage-custom-lockring-tool/

custom lockring tool anyone?

nifty idea. ones i've seen like that, (double sided) aer £35.