I'm looking for a 1/8th chainwhip and lockring remover.. anyone know where I can find these online? Doesn't matter if they're generic as long as they work and aren't super expensive.

Thanks:thumbsup:

Business Cycles (http://businesscycles.com/trpart.htm) has all the track tools you'll need, including the fantastic Hozan lockring pliers... sooo much better than the Park lockring tool.

thanks! great source that is. too bad everything is so expensive and nice :D

thanks! great source that is. too bad everything is so expensive and nice :D

I made my own whip from a 3/32 whip... I just replaced the 3/32 chain with an old 1/8 chain... it works great

I love it when you say "chain whip"

oooops sorry, back to teh lownge for me.

thanks! great source that is. too bad everything is so expensive and nice :D

True but there's not a huge market for track tools so there isn't a whole lot of choice. I know the White Industries chain whip was around the same price from QBP so that's what you'd pay for it at your LBS.

If you make you own chain whip ala the Hickey special you'll have saved enough to get the pliers. Trust me, they are worth the skinned knuckles you'll get with the park lock ring tool... at least they were to me.

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I was thinking of making a chainwhip as well.. How do you secure it to the wrench?

I needed a quick adjustment so I just used a long screw and mallet to tap out the lockring and the reverse rotafix technique to undo the cog... these will work but I probably won't want to do this all the time to my higher end fixed stuff.

I was thinking of making a chainwhip as well.. How do you secure it to the wrench?

I would imagine you could just use a chain tool to push the last pin through the hole opposite handle.

You can't really use the last pin to hold the chain to the handle. It'll pry off really quickly. Get a stainless allen bolt in a small diameter (I think it needs like a 2.5 mm) and a nylok locking stainless nut. Pick the right length bolt so you just get the nylok nut fully mounted on it and use this in the two open holes of the two outer plates. Works like a charm and if you have to replace the chain, you just re-use the nut and bolt.

I made this one from scrap steel and welded the 1/8" chain on, works great, the lever is so long that it will whip even the most recalcitrant cog into submission....
For the lockring a bottom bracket lockring wrench works well and is easy to find

damn these are awesome ideas. into the workshop i go! too bad i don't have a welding torch.. that leverage must be pretty handy.