diy chain whip

[Davek]

Has anyone got any experience of making their own chain whip
by nailing a length of old chain to a piece of wood? Does it
work? I think I'll try it anyway - it won't cause any damage
to my lovely new cassette, right?

d.

 

[Colin Blackburn]

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:30:19 +0000 (UTC), davek
<[email protected]> wrote:

> Has anyone got any experience of making their own chain
> whip by nailing a length of old chain to a piece of wood?
> Does it work? I think I'll try it anyway - it won't cause
> any damage to my lovely new cassette, right?

I don't have direct experience but a mate in Oxford had a
home made chain whip. I think he used a metal haft and he
rivetted the chain on.

Colin

 

[Richard Bates]

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 11:30:19 +0000 (UTC), in
<[email protected]>, "davek"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Has anyone got any experience of making their own chain
>whip by nailing a length of old chain to a piece of wood?
>Does it work? I think I'll try it anyway - it won't cause
>any damage to my lovely new cassette, right?

An oil filter wrench from Poundland might be easier

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[Just Zis Guy]

davek wrote:

> Has anyone got any experience of making their own chain
> whip by nailing a length of old chain to a piece of wood?
> Does it work? I think I'll try it anyway - it won't cause
> any damage to my lovely new cassette, right?

Cyclestore.co.uk have a chain whip for a shade over six
quid. I'd be inclined to take the view that the risk of
damage to cassette and fingers, to say nothing of the
required time to molish the thing, made that quite an
attractive deal

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[Neil Hardman]

I tried using an oil filter wrench but found that the
width of the chain was too big to fit snuggly on my 9
speed casette.

 

[Zog The Undenia]

Neil Hardman wrote:

> I tried using an oil filter wrench but found that the
> width of the chain was too big to fit snuggly on my 9
> speed casette.
>
>
But presumably it's perfect for a track bike with a 1/8"
sprocket, where the usual 3/32" chain whip doesn't fit?

 

[Peter B]

"davek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Has anyone got any experience of making their own chain
> whip by nailing a length of old chain to a piece of wood?
> Does it work? I think I'll try it anyway - it won't cause
> any damage to my lovely new cassette, right?

Use a piece of steel bar the same width as the chain. Attach
a long piece of chain with one bolt for wrapping around
sprockets and a short length of chain just above it with 2
bolts. We used to make 'em as teenagers and a few years ago
I made my current one as an Old Git 'cos I'm a tight wad.

Pete

 

[Dave Chadderton]

Make one with a cycling theme, just cut the last 8 to 10
inches off a pair of old bike forks. Rivet the end of an old
piece of chain to the mudgaurd eye and bingo!

"

 

[Richard Bates]

On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 17:45:12 +0100, in
<[email protected]>, "Neil Hardman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I tried using an oil filter wrench but found that the
>width of the chain was too big to fit snuggly on my 9
>speed casette.

Seven-speed rules

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[James Thomson]

"Zog The Undeniable" <[email protected]> wrote:

> But presumably it's perfect for a track bike with a 1/8"
> sprocket, where the usual 3/32" chain whip doesn't fit?

The one that I bought was slightly too narrow for that job
(2.8mm between inner plates, versus 2.9mm for a Campagnolo
Pista 1/8" sprocket, 3.4mm for a Wipperman track chain) -
though no doubt they vary.

It's a simple job to replace the too-narrow chain with a
piece of old track chain.

James Thomson

 

[Davek]

Dave Chadderton:
> Make one with a cycling theme, just cut the last 8 to 10
> inches off a pair of old bike forks. Rivet the end of an
> old piece of chain to the mudgaurd eye and bingo!

Nice idea!

d.

 

[Peter B]

"Just zis Guy, you know?" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Cyclestore.co.uk have a chain whip for a shade over six
> quid. I'd be inclined to take the view that the risk of
> damage to cassette and fingers, to say nothing of the
> required time to molish the thing, made that quite
an
> attractive deal

Yebbut no "something-for-nothing" satisfaction.

Pete.