Re: [CR]Tool identified

(Example: History:Ted Ernst)

Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:45:16 -0500
To: "CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "John Betmanis" <johnb@oxford.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Tool identified
In-Reply-To: <779093150811081317o27f77152w96ce91ad29024e82@mail.gmail.com>


At 01:17 PM 08/11/2008 -0800, Tom Hayes wrote:
>For those not following the identification of the puller tool, I queried
>about earlier, Mike Fabian identified and sent me photos of the tool
>complete. Mine was missing the back portion and apparently a couple of
>springs. It is used for removing Regina two-prong free wheels. As another
>member pointed out, that's quite a tool compared to the usual pocket free
>wheel removers. The last three pictures show the tool as complete, courtesy
>of Mike.
>
>http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/hayesbikes/unidentified/

I've seen Regina freewheels with chewed-up slots. What I don't understand is how that can be done if you use the regular freewheel remover correctly. Could it be that some people stick the remover into the freewheel and just turn it with a big wrench? I've always held it in place with the axle nuts or QR and spacers if necessary, then clamped the remover in a bench vise and turned the wheel. No way the prongs can slip out of the slots.

John Betmanis
Woodstock, Ontario
Canada