Tools
03-25-26 | 11:40 AM
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Tools
Hozan spoke threader $100 shippedSOLD
Var 365 freewheel clamp $50 shippedSOLD
Park Tool cotter press $100 shippedSOLD
Var 17 cable end crimper $45 shippedSOLD
Var 06 chain breaker $40 shipped
Var 365 freewheel clamp $50 shippedSOLD
Park Tool cotter press $100 shippedSOLD
Var 17 cable end crimper $45 shippedSOLD
Var 06 chain breaker $40 shipped
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03-25-26 | 01:22 PM
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I am asking with the utmost respect, but what is the advantage of the crimper over just using some pliers? I assume this is for the cable end caps/crimps. Is it more even in the way it squeezes them? Look nicer? Easier to use?
Great deal on the cotter press! I don't need one, but was recently looking, out of curiosity from a recent WTB post.
Great deal on the cotter press! I don't need one, but was recently looking, out of curiosity from a recent WTB post.
03-25-26 | 02:02 PM
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Needless to say, there are a couple other appealingly priced tools here that have me coping with temptation…
The VAR certainly looks way cooler, though.
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03-25-26 | 02:13 PM
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I have one. I agree completely.
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03-26-26 | 04:03 AM
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With all due respect, I don't believe that the Var 17 is a crimper. Rather, if I am seeing this correctly, this is a tool to nip off spokes that protrude beyond the nipple after a wheel build. We used these in our shop with great success.
03-26-26 | 05:27 AM
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So, the #17 is a cable crimper - hard to see in your photo. Var made a variation of this tool with different inserts in the head to snip off protruding spokes.
03-26-26 | 05:30 AM
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03-26-26 | 07:38 AM
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Many VAR tools were built with bicycle manufacturing in mind; not necessarily bike shop or end-user use.
03-26-26 | 07:46 AM
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03-26-26 | 09:48 AM
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