Chain Tools

protaghiro said:

I am building a fixed gear bike, and need to buy a chain tool. The
fixie I am building is going to have a 1/8" chain, but I want to get a
tool that will work on 1/8" AND 3/32" chains. What chain tools work on
multiple sizes?

They all do. I have yet to find one that will not work with either size
chain. Try the one you have (or, maybe you don't have one yet? if so,
get a Park). If by some odd chance it doesn't work, yell at me.

--

David L. Johnson

__o | Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I can
_`\(,_ | assure you that mine are all greater. -- A. Einstein
(_)/ (_) |

Quoted message said:

I am building a fixed gear bike, and need to buy a chain tool. The
fixie I am building is going to have a 1/8" chain, but I want to get a
tool that will work on 1/8" AND 3/32" chains. What chain tools work on
multiple sizes? Do any? Should I just bike the bullet and buy a 1/8"
tool and a regular 3/32" tool? Is it really necessary? I am new to all
of this stuff... Thanks.

I'm thinking about turning my rainy-day bike into a fixie. Keep me/us
posted?

--
Paul M. Hobson
Georgia Institute of Technology
http://www.underthecouch.org
..:you may want to fix my email
address before you send anything:.

Any chain-tool should work. Even the itty-bitty one on my crank-bros
multi-tool works fine.

protaghiro said:

I am building a fixed gear bike, and need to buy a chain tool. The fixie I
am building is going to have a 1/8" chain, but I want to get a tool that
will work on 1/8" AND 3/32" chains.

Most tools work on most chains. My single has a KMC heavy duty nickel
chain, which is probably the exception, fortunately it's the right size
out of the box and has a quick-link.

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Quoted message said:

I am building a fixed gear bike, and need to buy a chain tool. The
fixie I am building is going to have a 1/8" chain, but I want to get a
tool that will work on 1/8" AND 3/32" chains. What chain tools work on
multiple sizes? Do any? Should I just bike the bullet and buy a 1/8"
tool and a regular 3/32" tool? Is it really necessary? I am new to all
of this stuff... Thanks.

_ You don't really need 1/8" chain. See

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html

Using 3/32 is a good idea because at some point
you'll want to change the gear and you can use
the old road stuff you already have.

_ Booker C. Bense

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