Re: [CR]Real Regina freewheel remover

(Example: Framebuilding:Norris Lockley)

Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:03:50 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Real Regina freewheel remover
References: <20060129002939.3050.qmail@web30210.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060129002939.3050.qmail@web30210.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


scott Baxter wrote:
> 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.

Other sources are the Bicycle Research tool (available from Bike Tools Etc. and elsewhere), the old freewheel tool from the Campy tool kit (doesn't everybody have one of those lying around?), and even the old Dura-Ace two-prong remover from the 70's.

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