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Old 12-30-12 | 09:59 AM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by chucky
Hmph...and how am I supposed to make an emergency repair if I can't untorque the bolt after torquing it with a proper shop tool? Sorry, but I think it's foolish to assemble the bike with anything other than the same tools I'd use to fix it on the road. Which is another reason why I'm glad I didn't have this assembled at the LBS because they'd overtorque everything so that when I finally did have to do an emergency repair I'd be screwed.
The multitool tool is there to tighten a bolt that came loose while you were riding, not to make major field adjustments. If I've just assembled a bike and have to refine it's adjustment, I take real tools along on the first ride.
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