Re: [CR]Re: Cog removal lesson learned

(Example: Production Builders:Pogliaghi)

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:16:23 -0800 (PST)
From: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos <jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Cog removal lesson learned
To: john@os2.dhs.org, CR List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: 6667


I agree, Zeus made just about the coolest FW ever. Especially the Zeus 2000 FW with alloy cogs.

Regards,

Jerry Moos Houston, TX

John Thompson <JohnThompson@new.rr.com> wrote: Jerome & Elizabeth Moos wrote:
> I never use anything but a thin walled puller on a splined FW (there
> are a couple of manufacturers in addition to Phil). Buy several in
> case you damage one. Life is much too short to resort to chain whips
> and removing axles just to pull a freewheel.

I've always considered Regina freewheels to be a PITA anyway -- all those different threaded and splined positions and spacers and what-not -- yuck.

Zeus had the best design: only the last cog is threaded, all the rest are splined and completely interchangeable. And the cogs were machined to provide the necessary spacing without separate spacers. And the body was built to accept both a two-prong type Regina remover and the newer splined remover. Nice.

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