Re: [CR]Shimano Freewheel Remover Question

(Example: Production Builders:Pogliaghi)

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 13:51:30 -0400
To: "Tom Martin" <tom@wilsonbike.com>, "marc garcia" <marcgarcia80@ameritech.net>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Shimano Freewheel Remover Question


Tom Martin wrote:
>Bicycle Research has a few tools for non Hyperglide freewheels:
>
>http://www.bicycletool.com/wheelt.html#anchor270825
>
>The website shows pics and their part numbers below. Most of the tools
>should be around $10-12 at an LBS.

It doesn't have anything to do with Hyperglidosity...Shimano standardized on the 23.5 mm spline long before inventing Hyperglide.
>Sheldon Brown is a good resrouce for this too.

Thanckx! More specifically:

http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/tools/freewheel.html

If the modern Shimano unit doesn't fit, you need the old "Boss" type, 20 mm diameter, as listed on the bottom of that page.

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