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Forged-steel cassette pliers with dual-density grips and a stated 9–24-tooth cog range.
Park Tool · Cassette counterhold
Park Tool CP-1.2 Cassette Pliers
Forged-steel cassette pliers with dual-density grips and a stated 9–24-tooth cog range.
$54.95Nov 7, 26, 12:51 AM · New York
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- Working task Cassette counterholding
- Operating format Spring-return pliers
- Stated cog range 9–24 teeth
Working task
Cassette counterholding
Match the actual receiving cog
The tooth range applies to the cog selected for contact. It is not a promise that all cassette outlines can be gripped in any position.
What this choice changes
A spring-return plier format for holding a cassette
The CP-1.2 holds a supported cog through plier contact instead of a wrapped chain section. Its spring-return layout and dual-density grips offer a different handling format from a conventional chain whip. Choose by the cog being gripped and the actual cassette interface, rather than assuming the tool must engage the whole cassette at once.
Park Tool specifies a 9–24-tooth receiving range and names supported 7–13-speed cassettes plus 3/32 inch single-speed cogs. Those figures describe the intended contact, not a guarantee that every cog shape or every component with that speed label will suit the jaws.
Compare the Vise Whip II when you specifically want documented locking adjustment. The CP-1.2’s source describes spring return; neither a storage catch in a photograph nor its resemblance to another plier establishes the Vise Whip’s locking mechanism. A separate suitable lockring driver remains part of cassette removal.
Specifications & supplied details
| Detail | Specification |
|---|---|
| Working task | Cassette counterholding |
| Operating format | Spring-return pliers |
| Stated cog range | 9–24 teeth |
| Current maker scope | Supported 7–13-speed cassettes; 3/32 in single-speed cogs |
| Construction | Forged-steel tool with dual-density grips |
| Package | One pair of cassette pliers; lockring driver separate |
Choose for your actual setup
Match the actual receiving cog
The tooth range applies to the cog selected for contact. It is not a promise that all cassette outlines can be gripped in any position.
Choose spring return or locking adjustment
If retained adjustment is important to your setup, compare the explicitly locking Vise Whip II and its different receiving limits.
Fit checks & limits
- No universal cassette fit is inferred from the 9–24-tooth range.
- Published overall-length fields differ; exact handle length and mass are omitted.
Questions before you choose
How is this different from a chain whip?
The CP-1.2 uses a plier contact and spring-return construction. A chain whip supplies a flexible chain contact; both need the supported cog fit and a separate driver for the lockring.
When should I compare Vise Whip II?
When you want its documented adjustable locking action or its named opposing-notch lockring contacts. Those are features of that exact tool, not assumptions made from the CP-1.2 silhouette.
Does it also turn the cassette lockring?
Its stated role is holding the cassette. The lockring’s actual fitting requires an appropriate separate driver.
Guides for this choice
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Selected listing details, manufacturer information and source images were compared. No hands-on trial or universal fit is claimed. Product identifier: B07PWH38ZJ.