joejack951

You could probably jam a 9/64" (3.57mm) in there.

mstateglfr 

Count me as another. Darn 600 headset gets hand tightened since I cant get the star nut tight enough.

HillRider

Yeah, you probably could but would any Campy owner ever stoop to such a low makeshift? For shame!

hambogger

Chainbreaker from Wal-Mart.

joejack951

I was going to add something to that effect. As if a Campy owner would even own Imperial size tools!

dr_lha

Good one. I snapped mine on the first use attempt.

ApolloSoyuz1975

Doug64

I've had jsut the opposit experience. I lost a pad on my work stand, and asked if they had a replacement. They sent me a whole new fitting, no questions asked.

RoadGuy

No, when you return a tool to a Performance Store, you get your choice of Tool Exchange, or Store Credit, or Cash Back (I don't know if a receipt is required for Cash Back, for Exchange or Store Credit the receipt is not required).

Tools wear out with use, no matter how high the initial quality is/was. It's nice to know that I won't have to pay for a replacement wrench (unless I lose it). I have some U.S. Made Craftsman hand tools that date to almost 45 years ago when I bought them new from Sears Stores. Over the years, some wrench and socket sizes have been worn-out, broken, or sprung several times, while others are still like new. It's all about how much you them them, and how hard.

Bicycle cone wrenches are much thinner (and weaker) than mechanics wrenches. I expect the life of a cone wrench to be shorter than a regular mechanic's wrench. I wore-out, broke, or sprung several inexpensive cone wrenches (replacing the entire set when it happened) before I bought my first set of Park Tool cone wrenches, and haven't worn-out, broken, or sprung one since.

techsensei

That's cool if they do that; I just assumed it would only be an exchange for the identical product.

Tool wear is a given, no question

On that note, I can't tell you how many people pick up a cone wrench here at the co-op and want to use it in place of a regular wrench.

Homebrew01

I have a matching headset, but no tools.

Dsprok

That hammer is for NASA.

Dsprok

Be careful if it loosens on a fast downhill it can cause wheel shimmy and wipe you out.

ragnar.jensen 

Well, actually...



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Ragnar

fietsbob

Superlight aluminum chain breakers .

I gave a friend a decent steel chain tool to take on a tour of southern Argentina, He found an aluminum one and went weight weenie .

When he needed a chain break repaired the tool broke, immediately, and so had to figure out the spanish phrase to get a Nail

and used a Nail An a Rock to try to get the bike fixed again..

JohnDThompson 

No, but you will mar aluminum cups if you use a screwdriver, and you can ruin your screwdriver using it to drive out steel cups.

yadder

I make about half tools in my workshop himself hands. For example- whip to the hold cassette, BB and Cassete tool upgraded simply weld left crank.
I make that because nice tools very expensive in my country. A buy cheap tool that's about drop money in trash.

Leebo

Not a fan? YRMV. I drive in Boston, MA on a daily basis. Try potholes, crazy drivers and contact parking. Been rear ended 4 times. The good car is not my regular commuter. 165,000 miles, works well. Allows for " other things" in my budget. Oh, and just recently got 2 daughters up to speed on driving. Start there. And I dislike making interest payments on a depreciating assets.

rmfnla

Just teasing; Corolla is the original "Smart" car...

leob1

I had the opportunity to use a Park crown race puller, CRP-2, last night. Talk about overkill. The tool weighs more than an average frame. It takes at least three hands to hold it, the fork, and to position it on the fork to pull the crown race off. Then it has a big honking handle to turn to pull the race off. All it needs if a flick of the wrist, and knob would do fine. By the time you get it on the fork, and pull the race, you could just pop it off with a razor blade, or a thin screw driver. And it's pretty expensive too.

RubeRad

BB-cradle-style bike stands like this are the worst. Even at $35 delivered it's overpriced.

It takes an annoying amount of time to bolt the bike into the BB-cradle, and the clamp on the downtube arm is not big enough for your average modern MTB.

For just a few more dollars, one can get a clamp-type stand; although the build quality will be similarly low, at least it will be much more usable until it breaks. If you use it gently and/or rarely, it may well last a lifetime.

techsensei

It has to be tons better than the CRP-1. My beef with that one is that the handle is too small/short. I cannot get enough leverage on it to remove particularly tight crown races. Never mind that the jaws are thin and weak and bend under pressure. I used a different puller at another shop; it worked like a slide hammer. I don't know who made it, but it was great.

KD5NRH

That's what they're for; it keeps pranksters from messing with your wheels.

Frankly, I'm about ready to commission a set of nipples made from AUS8. The weight can't hurt as much as the drag from not being able to turn the ones I need to to finish truing because they're rounded off by crappy "spoke wrenches."

HillRider

Remember, this is intended as a professional shop tool, not a home mechanics tool, so it's expected to be used on a daily basis. Some crown races/base plates do pop off easily but many on steel or alloy steerer can be very tight. Also, I don't know I'd attack a carbon fork with a screwdriver or razor blade.

a77impala

I have a set of Performance cone wrenches that useless, they are soft metal, why would a wrench not be hardened steel?