Anyone use this little guy? It was on an Instagram ad… seems like a clever device but not something I’m going to buy without real reviews.
What’s it supposed to accomplish? I can’t come up with a single situation where I thought I needed something to hold my chain. Looks like something where it’s gonna take longer to install, uninstall and clean the thing than it takes to actually do the job it’s supposed to help with. (And $79 seems VERY expensive).
It prevents the chain from flopping / hanging on the stay during maintenance or any time the rear wheel is absent, allows easy disc wheel removal / installation and segregates chain from cassette while wheel is still installed. This allows for caliper adjustments by ear. I almost really like it, but 80$ is a bit. 55 and I’d have one. Thanks to the op for this!
So does this tool too for keeping the chain in place for maintenance.
If you know how to push on the derailleur like how that other tool does removing and installing rear wheels is just as easy. Same with installation on a direct drive trainer. Just grab the derailleur body, push it down and to the left (or towards the middle of the chainstay). That makes removing and installing wheels super easy.
I’ve got a generic Nashbar version of this tool before they went out of business and got bought out by a different company. But you can’t use it for adjusting disc brakes though but it works for what it’s intended for.
you can do the same thing by making a hook with a coathanger and hoisting the chain upward and hooking the wire around the seatpost or something.
Bikes used to come with a chainhanger and pump peg. Before Progress.
Bikes used to come with a chainhanger and pump peg. Before Progress.I miss pump pegs.
So does this tool too for keeping the chain in place for maintenance.
If you know how to push on the derailleur like how that other tool does removing and installing rear wheels is just as easy. Same with installation on a direct drive trainer. Just grab the derailleur body, push it down and to the left (or towards the middle of the chainstay). That makes removing and installing wheels super easy.
I’ve got a generic Nashbar version of this tool before they went out of business and got bought out by a different company. But you can’t use it for adjusting disc brakes though but it works for what it’s intended for.
All of my bikes are disc T/A. That pedros won’t work. I maintain 8 Bikes and perform a considerable amount of cleaning / Maintenance / fixing: swapping / trainer / different wheels etc. I don’t think the coat hanger thing would work the same, my bikes don’t have a brake bridge and I’d rather not eff up a bunch of bikes for 80$. I ordered one. I’ve never paid to have a bike fixed, so I’m pretty well ahead, in my mind. Also, I know how to remove rear wheels. I like the idea of the chain being supported and out of the way, I also like the ability to adjust the caliper and segregate the hub freewheel. I mean, 80$?? So I’m down a night out.
Check out the Robert Axle Project chain cleaner for thru axles. With all the different TA standards around you may need a kit for your range of bikes.