Bah! Torx bolts used in bike parts
#26
Full Member
The only case when the head becomes the limiting factor is when one uses incorrectly sized tools.
#27
With a mighty wind
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 2,620
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1107 Post(s)
Liked 902 Times
in
506 Posts
So I've never stripped an Allen bolt head. I've come across ones that had been wrenched on with the wrong standard and gotten close. Still managed to get them replaced before stripping.
I'm not sure that stripping heads is a reason to change the standard. It's never been a problem and likely never would have become one.
I certainly think torx heads make a bike look both higher end and more burly. Is that it? Appearance? Same thing automakers do with superfluous rivets and diamond tread?
I'm not sure that stripping heads is a reason to change the standard. It's never been a problem and likely never would have become one.
I certainly think torx heads make a bike look both higher end and more burly. Is that it? Appearance? Same thing automakers do with superfluous rivets and diamond tread?
#29
Junior Member
It could be worse, imagine a bike on which every fastener used a different standard: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives
#30
Half way there
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,958
Bikes: Many, and the list changes frequently
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 990 Post(s)
Liked 884 Times
in
529 Posts
But then again, one or two torx keys would not be a big deal. I bought a track hub that had a 15mm axle nut on one side and a 14mm on the other ... that was a bigger deal.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Rudz
Commuting
41
10-09-15 02:50 AM