"Bikehand" tools opinions sought
07-22-15, 08:12 AM
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Señor Blues
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"Bikehand" tools opinions sought
Hello Mechanics
I'm wondering what you all think of Bikehand tools. I normally default to Parktools, but the disparity in price on this BB tool is significant. Parktool is BB22, here's the Bikehand version:
I'm wondering what you all think of Bikehand tools. I normally default to Parktools, but the disparity in price on this BB tool is significant. Parktool is BB22, here's the Bikehand version:
07-22-15, 09:11 AM
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I don't use my BB tool a lot... at least not yet. And so far, most of my BBs are not Shimano. So, I decided to just buy it off of E-Bay for the cheapest price I could get.
The BB tool you found is probably just fine.
Sorry, no specific notes on Bikehand. I do think Park makes their cone wrenches out of too soft of metal
The BB tool you found is probably just fine.
Sorry, no specific notes on Bikehand. I do think Park makes their cone wrenches out of too soft of metal
07-22-15, 10:36 AM
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I've also found that park tool cone wrenches seem surprisingly soft. I marred one up pretty bad when a cone was seized to the axle on a very poorly maintained bike.
07-22-15, 10:50 AM
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I don't use my BB tool a lot... at least not yet. And so far, most of my BBs are not Shimano. So, I decided to just buy it off of E-Bay for the cheapest price I could get.
The BB tool you found is probably just fine.
Sorry, no specific notes on Bikehand. I do think Park makes their cone wrenches out of too soft of metal
The BB tool you found is probably just fine.
Sorry, no specific notes on Bikehand. I do think Park makes their cone wrenches out of too soft of metal
The BB tool needs to be of very hard material. I've found they are difficult to maintain proper engagement even when brand new.
07-22-15, 11:01 AM
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I don't know anything about the quality of the tools, but......
Ouch...
Ouch...
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07-22-15, 11:06 AM
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I've had the same experience with Park cone wrenches. Mine are the double ended. They do make some single ended cone wrenches.. maybe more substantial?
The BB tool needs to be of very hard material. I've found they are difficult to maintain proper engagement even when brand new.
The BB tool needs to be of very hard material. I've found they are difficult to maintain proper engagement even when brand new.
Use of a couple regular 17MM wrenches will break one locknut free and save wear & tear on the relatively thin cone wrenches.
Use some method of retaining the BB tool.
This is what I do-
07-22-15, 11:23 AM
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The single ended cone wrenches are definitely more substantial than the double ended.
Use of a couple regular 17MM wrenches will break one locknut free and save wear & tear on the relatively thin cone wrenches.
Use some method of retaining the BB tool.
This is what I do-
Use of a couple regular 17MM wrenches will break one locknut free and save wear & tear on the relatively thin cone wrenches.
Use some method of retaining the BB tool.
This is what I do-
07-22-15, 11:28 AM
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I have the BikeHand BB tool.
I spent about 1 week getting the original BB off my Bridgestone 400 road bike. After I finally got it off I used the BikeHand BB tool to put on my Shimano UN55 BB Square Taper Bottom Bracket.
The tool worked great. Still have it. Been thinking about cleaning out my BB soon since I installed the UN55 2 years ago. It's gonna be a b*tch.
I spent about 1 week getting the original BB off my Bridgestone 400 road bike. After I finally got it off I used the BikeHand BB tool to put on my Shimano UN55 BB Square Taper Bottom Bracket.
The tool worked great. Still have it. Been thinking about cleaning out my BB soon since I installed the UN55 2 years ago. It's gonna be a b*tch.
07-22-15, 04:33 PM
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The BikeHand tool that the OP is asking about is fine. For that particular tool it's got plenty of steel and is beefy enough that not much could go wrong with it. Maybe some experts will chime in to confirm or dispute this but I believe you need a deeper socket for the Octalink BB than the old square taper so make sure it's the deeper version which can be used for both. Tools that need a little more finesse in design such as cone wrench's where you need thinner but very strong steel and closer tolerances are a different story.
07-22-15, 08:05 PM
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I have the BikeHand BB tool.
I spent about 1 week getting the original BB off my Bridgestone 400 road bike. After I finally got it off I used the BikeHand BB tool to put on my Shimano UN55 BB Square Taper Bottom Bracket.
The tool worked great. Still have it. Been thinking about cleaning out my BB soon since I installed the UN55 2 years ago. It's gonna be a b*tch.
I spent about 1 week getting the original BB off my Bridgestone 400 road bike. After I finally got it off I used the BikeHand BB tool to put on my Shimano UN55 BB Square Taper Bottom Bracket.
The tool worked great. Still have it. Been thinking about cleaning out my BB soon since I installed the UN55 2 years ago. It's gonna be a b*tch.
07-22-15, 08:07 PM
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I used to have difficulty getting bottom brackets off. I bought a cheapo 24" x 1/2" breaker bar at Harbor Freight. No more problems now.
07-22-15, 08:36 PM
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07-23-15, 09:48 PM
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07-24-15, 06:51 AM
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FYI: PRO tools are Shimano tools.
