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[fhtrucker]

Can anybody recommend a decent chain breaker/riveting tool.
Motrax do one for £30, but have heard they are not the best and Whale is a better choice, but it comes in at about £80.
Has anyone had worked with any of these ones, or any others to recommend?

[Pete_Scorpa3]

I've got a cheap one that I bought off ebay, it's more than upto the job for a non o ring trials bike chain.

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item5ae2af439b

[fhtrucker]

cheers pete
will just get one of these then if it does the job
Better than paying £80 odd if not really needed!!

[rossy]

fhtrucker, on 28 January 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:

Can anybody recommend a decent chain breaker/riveting tool.
Motrax do one for £30, but have heard they are not the best and Whale is a better choice, but it comes in at about £80.
Has anyone had worked with any of these ones, or any others to recommend?

I have used a WHALE chain cutting and riveting tool for thirty years,for trade purposes.It is by far the best value for money, the cheap one shown on e-bay last no tine at all. Remember also you will always be able to sell the whale cutter second hand, making it even cheaper.

[fhtrucker]

thanks for the info on the whale tool rossy.
i see the cheaper ones do not rivet and i would need that option also as i have another bigger trail bike to service
everyone likes a good deal,but i like to have tools that are up to the job and as we all know, cheaper is not normally value for money, although it may do the job a couple of times.
i will need to do a search and see what i can find at a good deal.

[rossy]

fhtrucker, on 28 January 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:

Can anybody recommend a decent chain breaker/riveting tool.
Motrax do one for £30, but have heard they are not the best and Whale is a better choice, but it comes in at about £80.
Has anyone had worked with any of these ones, or any others to recommend?

I have used a WHALE chain cutting and riveting tool for thirty years,for trade purposes.It is by far the best value for money, the cheap one shown on e-bay last no time at all. Remember also you will always be able to sell the whale cutter second hand, making it even cheaper.

[pindie]

By cheap buy twice. And swear a lot when you wish you bought the good one first off. Oh, and you might miss a ride cos youre bike aint rolling.

[fhtrucker]

i see you get a smaller whale one, CBRT5008 for about £75 and the bigger one, BCECBT480-RVT with the handle is about £125
Smaller one seems to have more "bits" with it, but says its for soft links only.
Would both of these cover most chain types, as i think, is it the DID chain link that flares rather than rivet, so what type would be the best allrounder?????

[B40RT]

fhtrucker, on 31 January 2012 - 09:48 PM, said:

i see you get a smaller whale one, CBRT5008 for about £75 and the bigger one, BCECBT480-RVT with the handle is about £125
Smaller one seems to have more "bits" with it, but says its for soft links only.
Would both of these cover most chain types, as i think, is it the DID chain link that flares rather than rivet, so what type would be the best allrounder?????

Buy a cheap grinder for the more stubborn rivets.