Re: [CR]Chain tools

(Example: Framebuilders:Dario Pegoretti)

Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 15:16:48 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR]Chain tools
References: <OFD2BD3C97.21D853DF-ON85257044.006C8E56-85257044.006D4F27@gm.com>
In-Reply-To:


marcus.e.helman@gm.com wrote:
> When I worked at a shop in the late '70s the cool thing was to take a
> Cyclo, throw away the bolt/pin and replace it with the bolt/pin from a VAR.
> The thought was that the Cyclo bolt/pin was not so great; the pin always
> seemed to get loose, and the VAR body did not have that extra shelf for
> loosening a tight link. This way you got the best of both.
>
> The threads didn't fit perfectly, but the steel on the VAR was so hard that
> it cut its own channel. I still have mine.

And, for what it's worth, the pins for the VAR chain pliers work fine in the Gian Robert pliers, and have proven to be similarly durable.

--
John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA