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Old 02-22-17 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by the sci guy
Hmm, when I brought my bike in to the shop to get the headset inspected and replaced, i coulda swore i saw him use some sort of hook shaped tool with a notch on the end to loosen something (lockring of some sort?)

Was also thinking of getting this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A2RNBXAVQ4OOHG
which should be helpful for pretty much everything, yes? Or is having a individual blue handled one of each more elegant?

Yeah those are for your hub cones. They are made very thin for that purpose. They don't hold up well to being cranked on, so don't use those for regular nuts.
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