Road Bike Cassette Tool

The tool to fit campagnolo lockrings is park tool s bbt 5 fr 11 and the one for shimano and sram lockrings is park s fr 5 2 cost is less than 10 each.

Road bike cassette tool. Find the tool fitting on the sprocket set. Most road bike cassettes have an 11 12 or 13 tooth smallest sprocket then between 21 and 32 teeth on the largest sprocket. This website uses cookies to improve your user experience. If the fittings spin with the cogs it is a cassette system with a freehub.

Let me know if you have any questions. Spin the sprockets backwards. Do i have a cassette or a freewheel this video gives the answer. A large adjustable wrench works nicely.

To determine if a sprocket is a freewheel or cassette system remove the rear wheel from the bike. I hope this video showcases some methods that others have used and the one i found for myself to work a bit better. Slide the new cassette onto the freehub body. If the tool fittings do not spin with the cogs it is a threaded freewheel system.

Bikehut cassette tool the bikehut cassette tool is a tough hardened steel cassette tool ready for some action. When you buy your new cassette make sure it s a compatible brand with your bike s hub there are grooves in the cassette that line up with ridges on the freehub so the cassette will only go on in one orientation. 00 00 preliminary info 00 43 cassette. The cassette hub uses a freehub system which is a type of clutch mounted to the body of the hub.

Bikehut cassette tool extra info. Installing a bike cassette. Additional info halfords bikehut tools come with a lifetime guarantee. The freehub body has a series of splines on the outer shell.

This cylindrical mechanism ratchets counter clockwise for coasting and locks clockwise for driving the bike when pedaled. Click i agree or any link to accept these cookies. To learn more about how we use cookies read our privacy policy. Works with most freehub cassettes.

The largest sprocket on a road bike cassette is generally smaller than those on mountain bikes providing smaller jumps between gears. It also helps determine which tool is needed for removal and installation. The two most common tools fit campagnolo and shimano sram cassette lockrings respectively. Bikehand bike bicycle cassette freewheel removal tool chain whip with 15mm pedal wrench 2 in 1 great for 5 12 speed road mountain bike cassette 4 8 out of 5 stars 8 19 90 19.

To use the tool you will also need a way to turn it.