Yes, that one exactly.
VAR made a copy back in the day, or this one is the copy, either way,
a great tool. Its very handy and it works to prestress cables as well
as to adjust cable slack.
It does not however have the ratcheting holder so you have to keep you
hand on the tool.
Personally, I grew
To me this seems like a solution in search of a problem, at least for the
home mechanic. I've never had any issues adjusting calipers by hand, and I
make fine adjustments with the barrel adjuster.
Now if you work in a shop, I'm sure the speed and precision afforded by it
will make you extra
I'm a wrench at home and part-time at a LBS.
I have a relatively robust tool set at home, but I use the shop's bearing
press, taps, derailer alignment tool, compressor, and truing stand.
I wrench on the bikes of friends and family at the rate of a six-pack (of
craft beer) per hour.
On Sun, Jun
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Chris,
Get the 4th hand tool. It solves the problem completely!
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Well, yes and no.
I find cable pullers/4th hand tools incredibly frustrating, especially for
a home mechanic without another pair of human hands around. On the Park
http://www.parktool.com/product/cable-stretcher-bt-2 design (also used by
Pedro
Try a Hozan C-356.I've had mine for 30 years.I like it better than any
other for easy use and getting into tight spots.Very popular in bike shops.
http://www.amazon.com/ACTION-TOOL-BRAKE-HOZAN-C-356/dp/B001E6HR0U
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You know you have a problem with wrenching when...
You're away on vacation and you use a flat tire as an excuse to wash your
bike and to scrub the grim off the rims and chain. Anyway, that's what I
did last week when I was vacationing in Cape May NJ. Which is a great place
to be if you're a
+1 on Crawford's book. If anyone wants a preview, I often assign this
reading in
class:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/24/magazine/24labor-t.html?pagewanted=all_r=0.
It was in the NY Times Sunday Magazine section when his book came out.
I'm also enjoying Richard Sennett's book, The
Rivendell's videos are among the best I've seen for learning bike
mechanics. Replacing a bottom bracket is as easy as that video makes it
look, if you have the right tools.
I still have trouble adjusting V-brakes (I won't even touch traditional
cantis). I can get them installed, get
There is something truely satisfying to me about bike wrenching. Maybe it's
just the right balance of being some what arcane but at least on Riv/BOBish
bikes pretty forgiving and knowable.
And while I have plenty of bike projects that are or have taken longer than if
like I can accomplish
You needed a CSI-like string set-up showing each part's starting and ending
positions!
With abandon,
Patrick
On Friday, June 12, 2015 at 4:27:32 PM UTC-6, David Banzer wrote:
A couple weeks ago I had about 4 bike apart to swap parts between them -
got a little confusing! I could've used an
Funny. I am an impatient perfectionist, and this has obvious psychological
disadvantages. I want my bikes to be perfect; yet I hate the hassle of that
sort of plodding methodicalness that is an essential requirement of
technical perfection. Fixed gear setups help, but my satisfaction in
mechanical
So true. It seems I'm constantly changing something on my bikes. Fenders
on, fenders off. Three pairs of tires in a month. I wonder how the bike
would handle if I swapped out X/Y/Z...
I do the same thing with old motorcycles. Seems I'm constantly elbows-deep
into them. Last night in the shop,
I'd say feel free to ask on this list and include where you're at and I'm
sure if someone's in the area and has the expertise, they'd be more than
willing to help.
I have a never-ending wrenching list, trying to take my time and go one
project at a time. A couple weeks ago I had about 4 bike
I, too, like wrenching. But for a few tasks, such as changing a headset or
replacing a bottom bracket, I don't have the tools or the skills. It's be
awesome if the more skilled wrenches on this list could offer to help the
less skilled among us. Imagine a list of volunteers, organized by city?
Thanks for this, Chris. A good reminder. :)
Aaron Young
The Dalles, OR
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Funny. I am an impatient perfectionist, and this has obvious psychological
disadvantages. I want my bikes to be perfect; yet I hate the hassle of
Chris:
Like you, I enjoy working on my bike. Having some free time lately, I did
some long overdue maintenance on my Atlantis. The drivetrain has been a
bit noisy for a long while, and rear shifting so-so. But what the heck, I
haven't done much the last couple of years so it got new
Chris,
Glad you found some time to work on your Hilsen, I bet you can't wait to
start building your freshly painted travel Hilsen! I can't wait to see that
build. Just a winning color my friend!!
Currently, I'm redoing both cockpits on my Hilsen Atlantis, just finished
wrapping the
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