Outdoors & Fitness · Head-to-head
Pedro's Vise Whip II vs Pedro's Pro Chain Whip II
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Chain Whips: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Vise Whip II clamps the cassette between adjustable jaws instead of relying on chain wrap, which removes the slip that makes this job unpleasant, and it covers track cogs and lockrings as well. The Pro Chain Whip II is the runner-up for anyone who prefers a conventional whip, with 13-speed coverage and a square drive for a torque wrench.
Pedro's Vise Whip II
Buy itA plier that clamps the cassette instead of wrapping it, so there is nothing to slip.
- Adjustable plier design that Pedro's says locks in place for positive engagement and prevents slippage
- Fits 9 to 23 tooth gear sizes and 40 to 46 mm outside diameter lockrings with opposing notches
- Also works on track cogs, cog and bottom bracket lockrings, and e-bike chainrings
- Adjustment knob carries a gear size indication so the current setting is readable
- The most expensive tool here, for a job the cheap whips also do
- A clamping jaw has to be set to the cog before it grips, where a chain whip is simply wrapped on
- Cogs above 23 teeth are outside the published range
Pedro's Pro Chain Whip II
Buy itA traditional whip with a retention hook, a square drive for a torque wrench, and a lockring wrench built into the handle.
- Compatible with all multi-gear cassettes including 13-speed, published as 6 to 13-speed
- Chain retention hook locks the tool onto the cassette for full chain wrap, which Pedro's credits with eliminating slippage
- 3/8 inch square drive, so a torque wrench can drive it
- Integrated fixed gear lockring wrench optimised for 41 to 42 mm outside diameter lockrings
- The retention hook fits cogs up to 18 teeth, so the largest cogs are out of scope
- At 290 mm it is shorter than the Park Tool SR-2.3, which means less leverage
- Still a chain whip, so it needs enough cog to wrap
Side by side
| Pedro's Vise Whip II | Pedro's Pro Chain Whip II | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | Anyone who removes cassettes often enough to be tired of chain whips slipping. | The home mechanic who wants a conventional whip that also covers fixed gear lockrings. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $$ · mid-range |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Pedro's Vise Whip II - A plier that clamps the cassette instead of wrapping it, so there is nothing to slip. Choose the Pedro's Pro Chain Whip II instead if the home mechanic who wants a conventional whip that also covers fixed gear lockrings.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Chain Whips: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).