Alternative to carrying a chainwhip and lockring tool

gypsy · May 17, 2009, 5:15am

I am heading to Europe soon. And going to beef up the tool kit abit so i don’t get into any trouble overseas. I’ve had a good look at the tool kit thread and checked off the neccessities, which i already have.

BUT

What are the alternatives carrying a big C’whip and Lockring Spanner?

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

AL9000 · May 17, 2009, 5:20am

Pedro’s Trixie & rotafixa

http://www.pedros.com/trixie.html

lewis · May 17, 2009, 5:24am

Yeah, what blakey said. i was typing the same thing, but he beat me to it.

horatio · May 17, 2009, 5:27am

How big is that lockring tool?

gypsy · May 17, 2009, 5:44am

Where the hell do you guy these outside of the US and A?

There site didn’t really have a price…

Pip · May 17, 2009, 6:17am

This’ll give you a rough idea.

horatio · May 17, 2009, 6:32am

Cheers for that.

Due to the small size, can you get a good amount of torque on it?

iwearmoccos · May 17, 2009, 4:33pm

WOuldnt a chain whip fit nicely on the bottom of your bag? it sits pretty flat and doesnt take up much room.

Pip · May 17, 2009, 6:22pm

Rotafix takes up no room.

Captain_Commuter · May 17, 2009, 9:39pm

Gears?

horatio · May 17, 2009, 9:42pm

A further question might be why do you want to change your sprocket over on the move? Carrying a spare chainring would be easier eh?

system · May 19, 2009, 2:36am

i got a trixie and they work fine!!
you can lock off your cog using the chain…
http://204.73.203.34/fisso/eng/schpignone.htm

also there is the sugino mash cog set i got one and its ace

cellardoor · May 19, 2009, 3:47pm

+1

alex4point0 · May 19, 2009, 3:55pm

One problem with that link: “The lock ring is now unnecessary.”
Anyone here ride without one? Brakeless?
Let me know how that works out for you
Human have the pedros ‘hippy’ brand chains, they might have the Trixie.

system · May 19, 2009, 5:35pm

The method of locking off the cog is good I’d still run a lock ring…
I have a sugino mash cog set so the old lock ring is a given …
I can change ratios pretty quickly given the desire

Bender · May 19, 2009, 5:50pm

Yeah no lock ring is fine… It’s not like when you skid you apply more force than what you can with your arms. Especially when you don’t do it up too tight so you don’t damage the thread.

Wanker, 5 kids just went under the front of a bus after reading this.

triples · May 21, 2009, 9:24pm

There available here is Aus, and retail for $54. I know of one shop that sells them.

iwearmoccos · May 21, 2009, 9:32pm

do we have to guess what the shop is or something!??

triples · May 21, 2009, 9:42pm

Thats not what I was getting at. What I’m saying is there available in the country and that any shop that has an account with the supplier can get them.

Bender · May 21, 2009, 9:51pm

So do we have to bribe you with sexual favours or are you going to let the people know where to get these :?