Bicycle sprockets and chainrings, cranks(ets) etc.
Updated: 13/05/2021. This post explains the tools needed and the proper procedure of removing rear sprockets of rear wheels that have them. 🙂 Tools needed will be listed after the preparation procedures are explained, for reasons that will become apparent after reading paragraphs preceding the tool list. Contents:1. Removing the wheel2. Determining whether the wheel … Read more
Updated: 09/09/2020. This post gives a short overview of “bicycle speeds” in terms of rear sprocket (chainring) count. A series of articles explaining which sprockets can be matched with which derailleurs and shifters can be found here: Bicycle parts compatibility. For more details on cassette standards, read: Bicycle cassette (rear chainring) standards. Bicycle rear sprockets … Read more
Updated: 09/09/2020. There are two major standards (ways) of attaching bicycle cassettes to the rear wheel: old freewheel and the newer freehub. The differences and how to tell one from the other are explained in this post. 1. Freewheel VS Freehub Rear hubs are explained in the Bicycle rear hub post, while here the emphasis is … Read more
