Are you fed up with getting oily hands when the chain drops off your bike? There’s now a gadget for that, the Rehook, a simple tool that is designed solely to refit your chain when it drops off the crankset.
In an ideal world, of course, the chain would never derail but it does happen from time to time, it even happens to the world’s best professional cyclists.
Rehook, launched at the end of last year and originally 3D printed the tool, but it is now made in greater quantities by injection moulding in the UK, is aimed at making it super easy to get the chain back on the crankset, all while keeping your hands and fingers clean. Perfect.
You could make do with an Allen tool or tyre lever to get the chain back on, but Rehook is designed to make it much easier and simpler. The lever has a hook on the end to pull the chain into place, and the handle keeps your hand away from the oily chain.
A silicone strap attaches the Rehook to your bicycle frame so it’s always there when you need it, and it only weighs 20g.
The company is hoping there’s a market for the Rehook, and is in the process of launching into bicycle shops around the UK. You can also buy it online through the company’s website. It costs £12.99. Check it out at www.rehook.bike
What do you think?
36 thoughts on “Rehook aims to make refitting a dropped chain easy”
“Are you fed up with getting
“Are you fed up with getting oily hands when the chain drops off your bike?”
No.
There’s a product for
There’s a product for everything these days. Or just carry some disposable gloves that weigh less and cost 1/1000th the price.
asdfqwerty wrote:
Or a stick
asdfqwerty wrote:
My wife’s a dentist, so I get ‘free’ gloves for this very purpose 😉
Considering that it’s a lot
Considering that it’s a lot easier to do if you move the rear derailleur forward, to take the tension off the chain, you are still likely to get one hand dirty, as well as replacing the dirty tool on the bike…
Disposable gloves, as has been said, are pennies and available in the homewares section of your local supermarket!
no oil on that chain and why
no oil on that chain and why is the guy wearing a wrist watch? is this an april fool from the 70’s?
antigee wrote:
These days it’s ‘lube’ and ‘wearable tech’. Catch up, gramps.
antigee wrote:
That’s a tough one.
So he can tell the time? Did i get it right ? 🙂
Or buy 3 Park Tools tyre
Or buy 3 Park Tools tyre levers for £3.49 which have a hook on the end for this very reason (or so I’ve always thought) http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Park-Tool-TL1-2-Tyre-Lever-Set-Of-3-Carded_83360.htm
Also do people not wear wrist watches any more???
schlepcycling wrote:
Surely the hooks on the reverse end of tyre levers are for hooking one lever on the spokes while you wrestle with the other 2. However, they would definitley be up to the job of getting a chain back in line. Thanks for the tip.
wycombewheeler wrote:
I’ve got a pair of those orange tyre levers from Continental and they don’t have hooks on the end. Seem to do the job just fine, mind…
Far easier to just use your
Far easier to just use your fingers and then clean then on a paper tissue, wet grass or whatever’s to hand…
I always mean to pack some
I always mean to pack some disposable gloves in my saddlebag but never quite get round to it. A dock leaf or some grass is enough to prevent my hands getting messy, though.
are they sure they have the
are they sure they have the price correct?
they would sell far more at £2.99 than £12.99….
Crazy.
Crazy.
I won’t be buying one.
Snapped a chain in France
Snapped a chain in France recently, wrestling getting it back together with my chain tool completely forgetting a had some latex gloves in another pocket of the pannier. Couple of wipes on the dry grass though got rid of most of the gubbins and then use a wet wipe which i always carry (the ones individually wrapped), It was at that point reaching for the wipe that I realised I’d forgotten the gloves which were next to the wet wipe, doh!
As above, park tools tyre lever does the job of the tool being sold for a silly amount and you can buy a shed load for the price of one.
it’s a crap idea trying to dupe people into buying over-priced single function item, in the bike industry it’ll never work …
Really? £8 for 100 for
Really? £8 for 100 for disposable gloves. There’s a pair held onto my tyre lever with an elastic band and a box of them in the garage. They also have more than one use……
Talking of which, that wheelie bin is stinking :o(
Never really thought of a bit
Never really thought of a bit of grease on my hands as problem
Simmo72 wrote:
I thought that, until I realised the rubber on one of my hoods was disintegrating…
Been using one of the free
Been using one of the free disposable ones you find littered round the countryside and in towns as well if you are prepared to do a little hunting – they can usually be found near to trees lying in the road and once used they biodegrade… whats not to like
Having watched the video, it
Having watched the video, it does seem a clever tool, but there’s no way I’d spend anything near £13. Keeping hands clean is probably more important for utility cycling, but then you may well have a chain guard for that…
bent piece of coat-hanger
bent piece of coat-hanger wire will do the job for nowt…
Plastic gloves are free at
Plastic gloves are free at your local filling station
They could have made it
They could have made it double ended so that you can use it to fit quick-links more easily.
My recommendation is to always carry a paperclip – even lighter and you can use it to press reset buttons on tech stuff as well (or iPhone SIM trays). Also, they’re quite cheap.
To peak Power 21 multitool
Topeak Power 21 multitool from the 90s…chain tool/ link tensioner….just ad effective…oh wait…I’d have to take it out my pocket then it’s neoprene pouch…or I could just use my hands….imagine getting dirty hands….dear me such an inconvenience….
They might have a market for
They might have a market for this product, but only if price is dropped 90%.
ridein wrote:
Oh dear, oh dear, that is not how marketing to cyclists works.
They might have a market for this if:
Personally I’ll risk grubby fingers, and after all, if you need to wipe them clean on something, isn’t that what riding buddies are for?
This is why shorts should
This is why shorts should always be black.
Eh? You can just get
Eh? You can just get rolling* and gently press the front derailleur** against the big ring whilst gently pedalling***. You don’t need to use your hands.
* You were probably rolling when your chain came off. In which case just keep rolling.
** Does not work on 1x systems or single speed. If this happened to you on a fixie then there are probably more serious issues to deal with than refitting the chain
*** If you’re really fussed about scratches on the pick-up ramps on the inside of the big ring then you could use one of the alternative suggestions above.
A Deda Dog Fang costs a fiver
A Deda Dog Fang costs a fiver.
Arr, I be buying me one of
Arr, I be buying me one of these to go with me wooden leg.
These comments are making me
These comments are making me chuckle.
I actually own one of these!
It was my birthday recently and my, non-cyclist, wife apparently ventured in to the LBS and bought the first 5 things she saw.
I ended up with 2 gels, sugar free electrolyte tabs, a Vittoria branded ass saver and this.
Next year I’ll have to ask them if they can move the Superleggera closer to the door…
Funnily enough these popped
Funnily enough these popped up on Sport Pursuit this morning for £8.99 which seems a bit strange if they are only recently lauched and being sold for their full price elsewhere. They were actually labelled as “chain tools” on SP and it took me a few seconds to realise they weren’t actually for breaking and repairing chains.
I really can’t believe that
I really can’t believe that people would even consider buying this tool. All you need do is carry ONE PAIR of disposable gloves, and that allows you to resolve a LARGE host of problems without getting your hands dirty, including putting your chain back on, changing a puncture, and so forth. Even without the tool and without a pair of gloves it really isn’t that messy a job…you can use a stick, tissue, or just about anything free laying around to do the same job. Honestly, save the planet and do not be fooled into buying this entirely limited, useless tool that I guarntee no proper cyclist would ever ever be seen dead with. I really do wonder about Road CC when this article actually says : “Never get your hands mucky again with this simple tool for refitting a dropped chain”. And that is used on Amazon! Embarrasing! You should be ashamed Road CC for supporting this tool.
I’ve no issue with someone
I’ve no issue with someone making a business out of this item, but I’d never need one with having a chain catcher and an old-skool waxed chain.
dooderooni wrote:
I do. Its just one more bit of plastic the World doesn’t need. Can’t remember the last time I had a dropped chain – maybe those who see the need for this should just learn how to adjust their gears properly – and I usually have an allen key or tyre lever to hand which can multi purpose. Not surprised the dragons fell for it though. Touka even invested in the motor cycle chain tensioner on the basis that it could be adapted for use on bikes, totally ignorant of the fact 90% of bikes don’t have sliding dropouts.