Tuesday Tool Thread

[aosty]

Knipex cable cutters... very clean and consistent and just feel great.

[cmbicycles]

Originally Posted by aosty

Knipex cable cutters... very clean and consistent and just feel great.

How do the built in crimpers work for bikes? Right sizes for ferrules or cable ends would be a home run.

[KF9YR]

This tool thread is like a crack habit. So far I've bought the CDI torque wrench, the Park internal cable magnet tool and the Bondhus Hexpro wrench set.

[velotrack]

Originally Posted by KF9YR

This tool thread is like a crack habit. So far I've bought the CDI torque wrench, the Park internal cable magnet tool and the Bondhus Hexpro wrench set.

I didn't know this existed. Damn.
Would have been awesome for my old Focus Cayo.

[aosty]

Originally Posted by KF9YR

This tool thread is like a crack habit. So far I've bought the CDI torque wrench, the Park internal cable magnet tool and the Bondhus Hexpro wrench set.

[gdw]

A friend sent me this link and said he planned to carry one while riding the Tour Divide this year for protection against rednecks and grizzly bears.
http://www.urchinsky.com.s3-website-...amazonaws.com/
I knew he was joking and figured that the product was an April Fool's Day spoof but if you do a Goggle search you'll find multiple websites/blogs promoting it. If this thing is legit I'd be more afraid of the twit who bought it than bears or inbred locals.

[Dead Man]

Made of "420 high carbon" and features a "tobacco" pipe.

That's not tobacco, in the picture.. so I guess it's not even trying to be subtle

[FlashUNC]

I am such a shameless Campy fanboy. I need help.

OldP does not help with his recommendations...

[aosty]

Mulfinger nipple loaders by EVT and bladed spoke holdees from EVT and homemade by me.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by FlashUNC

I am such a shameless Campy fanboy. I need help.

OldP does not help with his recommendations...

Huzza!!!

[Fatty]

Eklind T-handles. Nice match for your Park blue.

[Gsinill]

this one did a fairly good job so far in resurrecting the chrome on my Paramount fork despite the fact that the previous owner had it sandblasted.

I violated my rule to avoid anything from HarborFreight that has a cable attached but $29.99 is pretty much 10% of what a Baldor buffer would have cost me.

[aosty]

Originally Posted by Gsinill

this one did a fairly good job so far in resurrecting the chrome on my Paramount fork despite the fact that the previous owner had it sandblasted.

I violated my rule to avoid anything from HarborFreight that has a cable attached but $29.99 is pretty much 10% of what a Baldor buffer would have cost me.

Probably 10% of a used one, at that!

[aosty]

Abrasive grit blade for chopping crab0n parts. It works fine but I'm not convinced it's significantly better than a conventional 32tpi blade... but it was only about 5 bucks and MUSA.

[leftsidedrive]

I've been using and abusing these for years now, day in and day out in a busy service department.