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Finishing thoughts about cassette tools and the industry, most of the time in shop environments tools with fixed handles are used. When I was new and learning the Park FRW-1 was the go-tool tool (usually with a FR-5 installed in it semi-permanently). These days, the Abbey Crombie is the...

It's unclear if you're agreeing with or disputing what @2ndGearRubber is saying, but yes, a crowfoot at 90 creates an effectively 0 'extended' length and should be accurate to indicated torque on a torque wrench, just like a socket. The math behind this is well-known/widely used, and can be...

Consider that the tool design was originated decades ago before lightweight components and torque wrenches as a standard bicycle tool. The use of a 1" hex interface was based on the use of 1" hex stock as the base of the tool during their early days of manufacturing, as I understand it...

My EVT 3-in-1 is everything I ever wished the Park or similar competitors was, and actually more ergonomic. 100% made in the USA as well as I recall. I thought they did before Bret started having his own made, but I admit that was nearly a decade ago and it wasn't my 3-in-1 -- I just had to...

The modern Silca still sells parts for vintage pumps, and the leather gaskets are made from scraps from the same leather company in Italy.

With regard to Silca chuck gaskets, EVT makes a better-than-current-Silca replacement (though I'm not sure how it measures up to the truly old stuff) as they originally sourced parts from Silca for their shop inflators.

Fixed non-ratcheting torque wrench head with the tool at 90 degrees to the torque wrench.

My use for crowfoot wrenches is a bit different than most -- I primarily need them for precision torque on suspension components. As such, I've gone all-in on the Tekton sets which have worked very well for this purpose. I've supplemented it with flare wrench singles for the sizes I need (which...

Definitely odd to hear you've had Wera hex tools tearing up fasteners, as I find I get the opposite results -- for any serious torque I get less fastener damage with RBRT or Hex-Plus compared to traditional hex tools. These days I use a mix of Wera Hex-Plus (keys, bits, bit sockets), Mac RBRT...

I have a real soft spot for Unior despite not owning a ton of their tools. The quality tends to be similar to Park, or better -- especially on the specialty tools. They don't have the heirloom feel of vintage Campag/VAR, or the overbuilt feeling of modern Park, but they still exude refinement...

Actually, now that I think harder I discovered they were separate brands a while back, and somehow forgot that nugget. Post updated! Added the entries I am not familiar with as stubs for now. Dualco stuff is excellent and made in Houston. Their tools get around a lot -- they're common in the...

Ooh, good point -- nothing truly specialty in the Wera line beside the extra-thin 15mm Joker (a bit too thin to be practical, alas), but I'll add them as a one-off-ish brand.

Added Suntour, I'm not familiar enough with Eldi to say much (other than they were German-made) -- care to contribute a blurb?

Added BRINGHELI and some of the framebuilding tool companies I am familiar with (though I am not a framebuilder myself).

Nothing wrong with appreciating the fine details of an often-overlooked tool :)

MSC is offering 2 XC 3.0 Batteries plus a M12 Inflator for $139.

You could also check out Re-Grip, who make universal and easy to install comfort grips for any reasonably sized handle.

I'd be interested in Brett's take own take on the venerable crank puller -- ideally borrowing from the Shimano tool, as it's the best overall design in my opinion, with the ability to extract both square taper and ISIS BBs without reconfiguration. The ability to drive the tool with a 15mm...

Hey all! Long time lurker, recent poster, and lifelong bicycle/bicycle tool enthusiast. There's not a long-running thread on tools for use on bicycles or bicycle specialty tools, so let's make one! To start things off, I'm going to use this thread to list manufacturers of quality specialty...

I despise all the fixed handles I've used (Park, Unior, Cyclus), so my solution was the CWP-7 + a nice 15mm box-end wrench for years. This one is my favorite for the CWP-7 and any bolt-on wheels I encounter. The box-end wrench solution really isn't too bad as the actual 'pulling' part where you...