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01-24-24 | 02:46 PM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by ScottCommutes

I was ten miles from work when my left crank got loose. I actually carry a 15mm wrench for my bolt on rear wheel, but no good - I needed a 15mm socket. I felt like an auto mechanic.

I made it to work and got the socket at Home Depot next door, so everything worked out.

Now I need to reevaluate what wrenches I carry.

What you need is one of the best multitools ever made. A Cool Tool. It has a socket for the crank arms and some had an 8mm adapter for the Allen wrench type crank bolt. Here’s on that is an original Robert Seals version before production was moved to Taiwan and later sold to Gerber. He also established Retrotec, although the current company is owned by Chris Inglis.

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