Hi all,

I know this is extremely unorthodox, but does anyone have a Phil wood bottom bracket tool I could borrow, or know of any alternatives that would work in its stead? I only need it to take it out and I'm Just checking here first before I give in and buy one.

Thanks,
Dan

Have you checked with a LBS or bike club? Really without a previous relationship most people will be hesitant to loan out (and do so via long distance) a unique tool. If you were here in Rochester I would help you out. better bike shops could too. Andy.

I have checked around. Its A pretty obscure tool and most had not heard of or were unfamiliar with the brand.

Then you are going to the wrong places. ANY bike mechanic that knows his head from his @$$ knows Phil Wood. You must be going to a 'bike boutique' store.

The LBS mechanics may "know" of Phil Wood but I'd be quite surprised if many shops sell them or have the special tools needed to service them. The "Boutique" bike shop is more likely to have the tools than the neighborhood Trek or Cannondale dealer.

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I don't loan tools.

A 'boutique' shop is less likely to have ANY specialized tools, or anybody who has the ability to walk while chewing gum, either.

For just removing a PW BB with English rings, one tool should be enough. You can easily eBay the tool after you are done with it.

...or, just buy one on EBay......

Hmmm, I guess our definitions of "Boutique" are different. I think of them as high-line shops limited to expensive and exotic bikes and components where the "entry level" is about $5000. They should know about and cater to customers wanting specialty, expensive items like Phil Wood.

Well, sorta-kinda....While any 'boutique' shop caters mostly (or maybe even exclusively) to a single brand, the difference is in how expensive THAT brand is. I'm certain that at a Colnago boutique, they have people who know that brand extremely well, and have all the unique tools for that brand (and probably a full set of Campagnolo tools), but mechanics THERE would probably at least 'know' Phil Wood, although I doubt they would stock it.

A Specialized brand 'boutique' shop (or any other brand that brushes towards the inexpensive) probably has the full range of THAT brand, hardly anything else, and a single sales/repair/nephew-of-the-owner kid about 19 years old who can patch a tube or replace a spoke (and assemble a bike as shipped), but little else. A place like this might have a 'weekdays only', or even a part-time ACTUAL mechanic, if at all.

Most shops that have a GOOD repair shop generally have a pretty depressing offering of new bikes. Some exception do exist.....

If the LBS doesn't have a Phil Wood tool find another shop.

I've got a couple of the professional handle integrated tools, but they do break. Essentially they are just tack welded handles to the consumer tool. Considering the tack welds do break though. Also have the loose consumer tool you can slip in a socket or use within a or Pedro's Pro Socket 2.0 or a Park FRW-1.

You can buy the consumer tool for $15 at tree fort. If you want you can borrow my consumer tool. PM me. I'll make you give me a $25 deposit and pay shipping both ways though.

Good idea on using the Park FRW-1, I forgot I have one.

What I did with the PW consumer tools is got a cheap 22mm 6-point socket for each tool, a 3/8" drive and a 1/2" drive. Then I attached a socket to each tool with a dab of silicon sealant. Makes the tool easier to use with a torque wrench or ratchet.