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Originally Posted by jyl

That was $5 for both . . . good to be friends w/ your local bike shop.

The Micro Pro can be removed with a two-prong tool, but it should be removed with a special six tooth tool, to minimize damage to the aluminum body. I don't have that tool, and it isn't easy to find. The bike shop has it, but I don't see myself running to the bike shop every time I want to change a freewheel.

I think either I'll a) install the Micro lightly for "weigh-in", then remove it (aka cheating), b) install the Micro and ride it until it croaks, c) keep it as a curio, and keep looking for a Zeus 2000, d) stumble across a six prong tool.

The Zeus 2000 has a steel body and alloy cogs, it isn't as light as the all-aluminum freewheels but is more practical and loose cogs show up on eBay occasionally. The cogs are splined so I could in theory make a CAD file and have a local water jet place cut me all the spare cogs I want.

Curt, I bought a lightly used Regina Superleggera hollow-pin chain for $50 on eBay. It is about 1/3 worn, so still okay to use. The NOS ones are crazy priced.

Edit: I see a used one w/ Regina Oro FW on eBay, pretty cheap, and a NOS one for $139 also on eBay via Boulder Bicycles.

Screamin' deal from the bike shop! I have a few shops near me as well that are really cool too. They have no time to piddle with the old stuff but like to talk of them. Always seem to have the 'right' odd part on hand.