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not resolvedI need to get a chain tool - are they all pretty much the same or are there any that people recommend?
(Of course it's the usual situation: haven't bought a specific tool before as I haven't needed it yet, then need arises when all of the shops are shut! Hopefully Santa will pick up on my hints about getting a nice shiny toolkit for Christmas)
Make sure you get one which copes with your preferred speed~thickness of chain. I have two really old ones which don't like eight-speed chains, so I usually just use the chain tool section of my Topeak Alien II.
I prefer the one on my Crank Brothers multitool to my dedicated one, which is admittedly no-name junk.
The lever is longer on the dedicated one, so it's easier in terms of finger oomph required, but the winding is much smoother and chain-holdy-in-placey-ness better on the Crank.
Hi Stickman,
I've used the Park Tool splitter, and it's great. Wiggle have a reduction at the moment:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/park-tools-chain-brute-chain-tool/
I've also had them as part of multi tools but you get nothing like the same force or ease of access.
Hope this helps.
Incredibly, nobody has recommended this beauty which is a remarkable £138. Crikey, and it's discounted from £199 too!
A two hundred pound chain tool. I certainly hope it cleans the bike for you and puts the dinner on at the same time...
+1 for the splitter on the Topeak Alien II. Robust and lots of leverage. Works happily for my 9 and 10 speeds.
Park tool user here. A bit pricey but solid and reliable and if you manage to bend/break the pin they are replaceable.
Money spent on good tools is money well spent!
Can't save money on a tool; can't waste money on a tool.
Even the protohuman girl at the start of 2001 knew that.
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