The Park FR-4 Freewheel remover works on splined freewheels made by Regina, Atom (some of which were Schwinn OE), Normandy, Zeus, Everest, and others. Bicycle Research and Phil Wood also sell equivalent removers. Most are thin walled so you don't have to remove the axle locknuts. I can't imagine whay anyone buys the thick walled model, but they are still available. You can buy these removers at Bike Tools etc. or better LBS's like the ones owned by CR members.
Regards,
Jerry Moos
Fred Rafael Rednor <fred_rednor@yahoo.com> wrote:
Marcus,
There were essentially 2 versions of the remover tool for
splined Regina freewheels, a thin-wall version and a thick-wall
version. Only the thin-wall version could be used without
removing the axle, spacers and locknuts.
By the way, when I say theat there were 2 versions, I don't
mean that Regina themselves offered 2 alternatives. I mean
that each tool manufacturer chose to produce either a
thin-wall or thick-wall version. I used to have one of each
(but I now have none) and my recollection is that the thin-wall
version was actually sold as a remover for some other make of
freewheel. Perhaps Zeus, as Dave Anderson mentioned, but I
vaguely recall it being sold for use with a French freewheel.
Cheers,
Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia
> In a message dated 11/3/2004 12:42:03 PM PST,
> marcus.e.helman@gm.com writes:
> I just picked up a Bob Jackson touring bike. The components
> are a mix of
> Suntour Superbe (calipers, rear der, pedals) and Shimano 600
> (cranks, brake
> levers). I can ride it like this, but I like the idea of
> having the
> components match. So I am probably embarking on a part
> search. But which
> way to go?
> Which do you like better, Superbe or 600?
> Can a Superbe crank be put on a 600 BB?
> If not, what else can I use?
> Current seatpost is an SR Laprade. Is there a 600 or
> Superbe seatpost?
> The hubs and headset are Campagnolo, suggesting that the bike
> came that
> way.
>
> One last question: it has a Regina CX freewheel. I don't
> know anything
> about these, except now that they seem to require partial hub
> disassembly
> to remove. It takes a splined remover, but the splines are
> so far recessed
> that it looks like I will have to remove the locknut and some
> spacers to
> get the remover in. Didn't someone make a splined remover
> with very thin
> walls to slip in around the hub axle? I recall these as
> being silver and
> quite fragile.
>
> As ever, thanks for your help,
> Marcus Helman
>
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> My opinion leans in the Superbe direction as well. As far as
> the Regina CX
> freewheel, it takes a standrad regina splined tool. Zues made
> one that works as
> well. No hub disassemebly required.
> cheers-
> Dave Anderson
> Cut Bank MT
>
>
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