Fixing a spoke…

[jabberwocky]

@baiskeli 54210 wrote:

Not quite. This article shows several cassette tool types, including two different Shimano types.

99.9% of bikes sold today use the shimano splined freehubs, which uses the tool ebubar linked earlier (park FR-5).

Just tell them you have a modern bike with a shimano freehub and they’ll point you at what you need.

[baiskeli]

@jabberwocky 54211 wrote:

99.9% of bikes sold today use the shimano splined freehubs, which uses the tool ebubar linked earlier (park FR-5).

Just tell them you have a modern bike with a shimano freehub and they’ll point you at what you need.

Awesome, thanks. Looks like you’re set, ebubar.

[Dirt]

@ebubar 54200 wrote:

Then over to Ace hardware for a long adjustable wrench (i’m imagining I’ll need a goodly amount of torque) and I should be good to go!

It shouldn’t take very much torque to get the cassette lock ring off. You REALLY don’t want to use a lot of torque to put it back on. Most of the lock rings have torque specifications on them these days and they’re not very high.

[DismalScientist]

@jabberwocky 54211 wrote:

99.9% of bikes sold today use the shimano splined freehubs, which uses the tool ebubar linked earlier (park FR-5).

Just tell them you have a modern bike with a shimano freehub and they’ll point you at what you need.

I think my old freewheel tool (FR-1) might work as well. I love how component manufacturers slightly change their specs so one can buy multiple tools.

[ebubar]

$30 and 1 hour later and bike is good as new with a new spoke. Shifting smoother than ever after the nice rear cassette cleaning!

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