What's your favorite/most used tool?
05-13-12, 07:17 PM
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other great tools. 1/4 drive roto ratchet with 5mm bit. 5mm L hex key in the shirt pocket where a pen would go. knipex pliers wrench. park freewheel wrench with a cassette tool locked in. bolt cutters for chopping used up chains
05-13-12, 08:01 PM
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The one I reach for the most is a 3 way allen wrench. Lots of leverage and fits 90% of the fittings on most bikes.
05-13-12, 09:44 PM
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fortunately I am not a victim of too many flats a year but when I do need to remove my tire this thing works better than any other lever Ive ever had.
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05-13-12, 09:58 PM
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Park BT-2 Cable stretcher
05-13-12, 10:18 PM
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I started wrenching on a BMX, and didn't get a nice road bike happening until I was 19 or so.
So I'd have to say my favourite tool is the allen key. Allen-head bolts are just such a tidy fastener, and working on a machine that uses them everywhere is a joy after working on a POS.
Hah. Pay the man.
So I'd have to say my favourite tool is the allen key. Allen-head bolts are just such a tidy fastener, and working on a machine that uses them everywhere is a joy after working on a POS.
Hah. Pay the man.
05-13-12, 11:23 PM
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By far, my Ritchey Torque key - I have two and pulled the 4mm bit out of one and replaced it w/ a 5mm bit. Between the two I bet I do 90% of my messing aroudn with saddles, seat posts, cables, shift levers, etc. Very few things don't work with those two size bits and that basic torque range (~5nm).
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My favorite tool Park Tool no longer makes; the CCW15 PB wrench. When you're riding with axle nuts it is a must. Most often used I also have to go with a 5mm allen wrench, although recently it seems I've been turning to my frame pump and tire patch kit way to often..
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05-14-12, 01:31 AM
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As one poster said, my favorite tool is the one I use when I need it; and the two most commonly used tools thus my most favorites are my QuikStik and my Park MTB3 mini tool.
05-14-12, 02:38 AM
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Mine is probably my scratch awl. Getting a nice cable cutter was nice, but that still left most cable housings useless.
