Russ Roth

Picked this off Amazon and I'm really impressed by the ease of use, whole thing is made of machined aluminum, the threads are all really smooth and it pushes barbs in without squashing the hose or any real effort. I ended up reslicing the hose since I didn't do it smoothly but found the inner edge of the clamp was perfect for sliding a kknife along for a clean cut. I ordered 2 sets of disc brakes for the kids' bikes which will require trimming the brake hoses when I get a rainy day and need to kill time. Also need it for installing campy hoses when the frame arrives. Also have a campy cassette lockring tool on the way.

madpogue 

^^^^^^ .... and "this" is.....**********

squirtdad

a park front wheel holder....just got tired of jury rigging a no flop front wheel in the stand

RGMN

I fought that battle for while, trying different 1" sockets, breaker bars, and wrenches, even different removers (I have a bunch of the old Snap-on/Wrench Force removers that I thought would work better. Nope.) On an impulse I picked-up a Park freewheel remover wrench. I've been pleasantly surprised how well this works, enough that the 1" socket it now tucked away with the torque wrench since it only comes out when I need to torque something, and the breaker bar and 1" wrenches are back in the car tool box. It's plenty long for good leverage, a round handle for comfort, and you can lock the remover in the head with a set screw. It is one of the better impulse tool purchases I've made.

As for the latest tool I've purchased, most of my carry along multitools are being retired in favor of the Lezyne Storage Drive. A little lighter, but much easier to stow away, and I can customize the wrenches carried on each bike. And if I damage or lose a bit they are cheap to replace. They're just about as good as fixit sticks but cheaper and more easily customized. Just don't drop that black end cap in the grass. You'll spend a bunch of time trying to find it.

noglider 

@Russ Roth, which tool are you speaking of? You didn't name it or post a link to it.

Russ Roth

guess the pic didn't stick around but here it is

Thruhiker 

Ice tools torque allen wrench set. My regular torque wrench doesnt have settings below 10 nm.

fooferdoggie 

I actually found this on Facebook .it is a great ratcheting tool holder. the long shaft is ratcheted and the ends don't but you can easily swap bits between them and ti s a lot faster to remove and put screws in with the ratchet end. a little expensive 40.00 for the tool only. the pouches 6 I think bits are bought locally for what I need.

Thomas15

At $180.00 (on sale) this tool cart is a great buy and really like mine. I ditched the drawer liners that come with it and used the Harbor Freight liner, I think it took 3 rolls to line all of the drawers. I also purchased the folding shelf and the paper towel holder and also the 2 can magnetic shelf.The only negative is finding a place to store long handle Hex keys that are on a stand up holder.

billnuke1 

I might have bought the folding shelf...I can’t find it...if it’s magnetic, then it’s stuck to something metal somewhere like 1/2 of my paper towel holder was...it had fallen on the floor and was stuck to under, backside of one of the tool boxes...

Thomas15

It's not magnetic.

billnuke1 

Had to have it! Great price and I’ve always like this design...Wife not happy...she picked up from the PO...actually she never touched it...had one of the guys bring it out...stayed in the car till I brought it in...whoa! Heavy! Steel, not aluminum! Gonna be steady! Can’t wait to put it to work!


Heavier than I thought it was gonna be...steel is real...heavy...

Mine’s the older style...

Gonna get a chance to try out the new waste basket...

Can’t fault the packaging...no peanuts were hurt during the unpackaging...only one escaped!

Everything, plus, other unspecified pieces included...Nothing else for me to buy...

...glad I decided to keep this little toolbox for stuff like this...

Definitely gonna be employing it this weekend!

billnuke1 

Darn! Then it’s folded flat somewhere...

Mad Honk 

Bill,
Nice tool and you will love it. Now about that thing with your war department, mine keeps telling me I am incorrect about anything I do. I think it may be a genetic thing and maybe even a chromosomal issue. But I have learned that social distancing when it flares up seems to work. I trust all is well, MH

Thomas15

Sad but true.

SalsaShark

Not exciting, but i picked up a Park 13/14mm double-sided cone wrench. All my existing cone wrenches are too thick to comfortably adjust the cones on my front wheel XT hubs, and this will do the trick!

billnuke1 

These are great tools for traveling tool kits, too.

markwesti

I don't know why I bought it , I was doing fine without it . But it is cool . It is ice .

veganbikes

A tool to hold my tools. Decided if I am going to get a box I might as well get one on wheels so I can transport it more easily.

billnuke1 

Accessories all attached, too!

billnuke1 

I bought another one of these today, got two now...came with a few very useful tools...used it right away! Can’t figure out why these were only made one year...

JoeTBM 

I have never seen that style of stand before and love the wheels idea,

I wonder how hard it would be to add an axle and wheels to my PCS-4-1 what we leave permanently set up in the shop (the legs are "fixed" with hose clamps). We always move out in the sunshine when we do work. and then have to slide back in when we are done. I wonder if it will move around too much when "heavy" wrenching.

wesmamyke

I love the hand truck stand, best thing ever. We had one at the rental shop that went out on the porch

billnuke1 

Crazy stable...put it right to work yesterday...two MTBs and an old Mixte getting ready for sale. Light stuff on the MTBs...adjusting front and rear derailleurs...the Mixte involved removing and replacing a seat that has been untouched for thirty years...serious twisting utilized...on and off...clamped at the seat tube...the non-adjustable clamp worked great for the older bikes..I buy the newer style clamps whenever I see them priced reasonably, I swapped the clamps out to work on the newer MTBs... Both stands have come from gentlemen who worked in retail settings and somehow got to bring their stands with them when they left...the included tool consisted Shimano cassette toolS and the holder, chain tools, brake tools, etc...a mere handful of tool needed to work on the current type bikes...hmmmm...nothing to adjust wheel bearings, etc...am I showing my age? Is everything cartridges?
The box store bikes I get to work on for my neighbors are usually very mal-adjusted(too tight) and dry...

JoeTBM 

Yes I have that fixed clamp on one of my stands with a heavy squarish base, we don't use it too much, someone donated it to our shop. It only comes out when we have the whole team working at Christmas time.

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