jamesmsong

Not too sure if this is the right place to ask this but just thought I'd ask you if this tool is any good ?
I've been looking for something with a 15mm wrench on it for taking my tire on and off and this seems to do the thing but i don't see any reviews on it and never heard of the brand, if this is no good could you guys recommend something else ?
https://www.jpcycles.com/product/910-553

Thanks in advance

JiveTurkey

I don't think the 15mm wrench on it will be adequate for removing wheel nuts: short (not much leverage) and thin (may dig into the nut). You can always try it out at home and see. It looks like a decent tool overall, so if the wrench doesn't work, just carry with you a standard 15mm wrench.

jamesmsong

Thanks
sorry another dumb question
this wrench, https://www.amazon.com/Topeak-Alien-2.../dp/B000FIE4AE
will that pedal wrench be good enough for removing wheel nuts ?
I'm assuming it's a 15mm as well

fuzz2050

Those pedal wrenches tend to be for 'emergency use only.' They might get a pedal off once, but it would take some effort, and the wrench might not be the same after. I wouldn't trust it for a wheel nut.

Try looking at some of the 'fixed gear' multi-tools, the Pedro's Trixie, the Surly Jethro Tule, or Portland Design Works 3Rencho would all be better choices if you're going to be removing your wheel on anything resembling a regular basis.

JiveTurkey

No experience with it, but if they say it's a pedal wrench, I'd hope it would. One potential problem is that if you install the wheel using a longer wrench, you might tighten it so much that it makes it impossible to remove with the shorter wrench. Just be careful about it (without under-tightening of course), or perhaps use the multi-tool wrench to install wheels.

That's a very nice multi-tool overall; has just about everything you'd need.

EDIT: I was thinking wheel wrench even though it said pedal wrench since we were talking about wheels. Like fuzz said, it might not won't work well for wheels.

I'd just carry a 15mm wrench.

jamesmsong

thanks for the links fuzz
that jethro tule looks like it'd destroy my hand..
i wanted one tool to do it all but i guess that won't work it very well ?
I guess i'll just get a smaller multi tool for the allen wrenches and carry around a short wrench
thanks for your help guys

brokencase

Here is a better deal. Why? because it has a chainbreaker built in.
https://www.cyclingcloseouts.com/Prod...ulti_tool.aspx

Harbor Freight use to sell these but they sold out real quick.

mulveyr 

I have the same problem when touring with my kids; they have nutted axles. I just bough a cheap 6" crescent wrench from Home Depot, and it's plenty light but strong enough.

cyclist2000

The topeak alien has a chain tool.

I actually have the Alien II (an older model) but it's very similar. I also have a crank brothers tool. I prefer the topeak tool because it has longer allen wrenches and chain tool is a bit better. I think that you might be able to remove axle nuts with the silver pedal wrench, as for leverage, the large allen wrench fits in the handle of the pedal wrench to extend the handle and provides more leverage.

The only thing all cycling multi tools are missing is a pair of pliers. I need these for pulling cables tight.

But as mulveyr uses a small crescent wrench for the hub nuts, I like that same wrench for my pedals since it is thin enough for the pedals.

Bianchigirll 

I am not a huge fan of the multi tool. most bikes need either one or two allen wrenches or open end wrenches for any adjustment on the road, so I only carry what I may need for that bike (plus a spoke wrench). a chaintool is a good idea when mountainbiking.

most people carry a multitool for "emergencies" right? how are you going to readjust that cable with a 1" long allen after you tightened it at home with an extra longhandled allen wrench with 1' extension on it?

HillRider

I think a chaintool, along with an extra couple of joining pins or an extra master link, is a good idea for anyone including road riders. Off-road isn't the only place a piece of debris can damage a chain and being able to cobble up a fix can save a lot of walking.

True, a lot of multi-tools are too short to do an effective removal job on bolts tightened at home. Park's MT-1 "Dog Bone" tool is an exception. It's long enough and has the larger hex keys (4,5,6,8 mm) positioned so they can exert significant torque. It is also very light and small. Combined with a Ritchey CT-5, a very small light chain tool that uses the Park's 5 mm hex as a screw press driver, it makes a very useful, light and low cost take-along tool set.

slide23

Agreed. There are no good multitools. For just a little bit more space than occupied by a multitool, one can carry a set of discrete tools that work well. It is maddeningly frustrating to be broken down on the side of the road, trying to muddle through a job that would otherwise be easy with a set of real tools.

triplebutted

My messenger friends back in the 80's used to carry this. I think other tool companies make something similar. But this is what I use to fix my friend's fixie and my daughters cruiser bikes with nutted axles.

HillRider

That tool used to be known as a "peanut butter wrench" since the handle end was supposed to be ideal for spreading peanut butter. Campy made the most well known version and it was originally intended as a crank bolt wrench back when Campy used 15 mm fixing bolts so it also worked for track and other nutted hubs.

Bike Tools Etc. still shows it for about $20 but also says it's out of stock. It may be permanantly out of stock since I don't know if Campy is still even making it and their 2011 catalog doesn't list it. E-bay may be the only source if you really want one or maybe you can find an old bike shop still has one burried in a bottom drawer.

Park made a larger, heavier, much less elegant version (CCW-2) that fit 14,15 and 16 mm crank bolts but was a very poor peanut butter spreader.

triplebutted

I'll never get rid of mine!!
I could swear there was something like it my friends used to use and it wasn't campy. Maybe it was a VAR or something.