Originally Posted by
tyrion
side note: there are multiple sizes (3 I think) of Shimano HTII BBs, each requiring their own tool.
Thanks for this. I have two bikes with BBR60s, and didn't realize that the splines are a slightly different size than the the centerlock rotor lockring on a Fulcrum wheelset. I was hoping I could get one tool for both cases.
Originally Posted by
Iride01
But if you aren't going to be changing BB's often, I'd just let the LBS or a friend own the tool and use theirs.
Given the above, and that in years of working on bikes I've never removed a bottom bracket (never had one fail), you're probably right. Only time I've needed that tool was to install a bottom bracket on a bike I built up myself. Getting my LBS to remove and reinstall a bottom bracket would cost about as much as the tool to do it, but I'm sure a friend has the right tool, or I can visit the local bike co-op and use the tools there. My office used to have a nice set of tools (bought by our bicycle commuter club) but we moved into a new building the day before our local stay-at-home order went into effect last March, and unfortunately the tools disappeared somewhere in the chaos of rushed relocation.