re: [CR]Real Regina freewheel remover

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Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:19:19 -0500
From: "Harvey M Sachs" <sachshm@cox.net>
To: rg500g@yahoo.com, Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: re: [CR]Real Regina freewheel remover


scott Baxter found a source for the genuine Regina FW puller:

I bought a Regina freewheel, and found out that the Suntour 2 prong remover won't work. Park doesn't make a Regina remover. I thought I was screwed. I stumbled upon some Regina freewheel removers at A1 Bicycles in St. Louis, phone # (314) 821-0216. If you want an old-school Regina freewheel remover I'd call these folks up. I know at least one more is left. I've installed and removed the Regina freewheel at least 3 times today futzing with whether or not a 28 tooth cog will work with an old bronze body Gran Sport, and the remover functioned flawlessly. ++++++++++++++++++++++

I keep one of these hanging on the wall, but almost never use it to remove a FW that has been ridden significantly. I much prefer the Kingsbridge and Bicycle Research versions (pictured at biketooletc.com). These have a collar or shroud around the prongs, reducing the likelihood that the tool will slip and tear the notches. Of course, you still need to tighten on the QR skewer while breaking the FW loose, but it does improve the odds of success.*

Good luck! harvey sachs mcLean va. *When this fails, thanks to John Barron, who may still have some NOS Regina 5-speed bodies. The "inners" serve as good donors for FW with nasty notches. All you have to do is to take apart two FW and reassemble one...with floss.