REPLACE YOUR WORN OUT CASSETTE

If your cassette is looking a little worse for wear, follow our tips to replace it

REAR WHEEL REMOVAL 1

Remove the rear wheel by shifting the chain into the smallest sprocket and releasing the quickrelease skewer, allowing the wheel to drop out. You’ll need a chain whip or chain whip pliers and a lockring tool.

OLD CASSETTE OUT 3

Remove the lockring and then pull the old cassette towards you to remove it from the freewheel. If you want to keep the old one, it’s a good idea to zip tie it all together in order.

PLACE HOLDER 5

Now take the lockring and fit it to the front of the cassette. Screw it gently into place by hand. Tighten the lockring sufficiently to hold the cassette in place.

WHIP INTO SHAPE 2

With the chain whip hold the cassette in place by wrapping the chain around the sprockets of one of the larger cogs. Fit the lockring tool into the lockring and loosen it by turning the tool anti-clockwise.

NEW CASSETTE ON 4

Slide the new cassette on, in order, making sure you line up all the splines. There will be one wider gap on the rear of each cog, which you need to line up with the double or wider spline on the freewheel.

LOCKED IN 6

You don’t need the chain whip for this as you’ll be tightening in a clockwise direction and the freewheel will provide resistance. Don’t overtighten as you’ll want to take it off again some day!