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Old 10-31-11 | 08:31 PM
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new bike tool....

looks good on paper, and i'm a pocket tool dork (especially in Ti) but i'm thinking that if the tolerances aren't real tight it's going to round off your nuts. just the 15mm box w/ a 5mm hex in a pocketable package would be nice, but i think i'll wait for a decent sale.

https://www2.knifecenter.com/item/PXMK7PTX01120/



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Old 10-31-11 | 09:08 PM
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In my experience I need allen wrenches way more often than I'd need all those box wrenches. An allen multi-tool and a crescent wrench would probably be just as useful.

/not advocating the use of crescent wrenches unless it's all you have.
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Old 10-31-11 | 09:27 PM
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The only usable parts will be the bits.
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Old 10-31-11 | 09:31 PM
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no tire lever ?
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Old 10-31-11 | 09:39 PM
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No chain tool? No butterfly shank?
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Old 10-31-11 | 09:39 PM
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Another useless hipstertool. Note the coolness-mandatory bottle opener.
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Old 10-31-11 | 10:41 PM
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Another useless hipstertool. Note the coolness-mandatory bottle opener.
'Cuz nobody likes a unopened PBR.
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Old 11-01-11 | 12:12 AM
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Imagine trying to actually _use_ that spoke wrench.
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Old 11-01-11 | 12:26 AM
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and its so funny cause PBR is a twist off.
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Old 11-01-11 | 12:53 AM
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Old 11-01-11 | 01:00 AM
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I use this:

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Old 11-01-11 | 04:09 AM
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No 4mm, 5mm hex/Allen keys? And for what on a bike would one need a 16mm wrench? Don't trust that the 15mm wrench would work at wheel-nut torque specs, either...

Tool fail.
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Old 11-01-11 | 04:23 AM
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ha!

......and not one corkscrew for the Italophiles......
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Old 11-01-11 | 05:09 AM
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Italian wine? Not my cup of tea. Now if you had said Francophile, we could talk.
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Old 11-01-11 | 07:25 AM
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That "tool" sucks.
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Old 11-01-11 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by jimmytango
Italian wine? Not my cup of tea. Now if you had said Francophile, we could talk.
end of the day, i'm a Spanish red guy...

the tool? yeah, think i'll stick with my Pedro and Crank Bros.
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Old 11-01-11 | 01:51 PM
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Yeah, I hate that awkward Mako tool, but I have their stand-alone spoke wrench and it's nice.

...so nice, it looks like they've discontinued it. It's the lower-right tool in this pic.

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Old 11-01-11 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by RGNY
ha!

......and not one corkscrew for the Italophiles......
Axiom has a corkscrew.

https://www.axiomgear.com/products/ge...dlx-mini-tool/
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Old 11-01-11 | 08:02 PM
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oh, vile temptress!

at least PTX is more affordable than the Peter Atwood stuff that inspired it. i used to have quite the Atwood collection, but i dumped it when prices went silly....to buy bike stuff of course....
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Old 11-01-11 | 08:54 PM
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you gotta be smarter than the tool you're working with
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