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[reed scott]

Nice tool. Talk about smooth. I took apart a motor on the bench today and cleaned the inside and re-lubed the internal transmission. The motor goes at 4,000 rpm and gets stepped down by transfer gears with two on the left and two on the drive side of the bike. I built it in February of 2018 and the owner has used it as a daily commuter at times doing 35 in city traffic to go with the flow. The guy is so impressed with the smoothness that he said, "There is nothing as smooth as a lubed tranny."

"There is nothing as smooth as a lubed tranny." I should report you for that.

 

[Gionnirocket]

And if you're having trouble accessing the lubed tranny... You can always use Mike_V's "reach around" tool

 

[PedalUma]

And if you're having trouble accessing the the lubed tranny... You can always use Mike_V's "reach around" tool

When the guy said that quote I could not crack a smile. I had to be professional. Which only made it all the more funny. I didn't know if he always abbreviates transmission that way or if it was a Freudian undergarment.

Derailleur Hanger Adjustment Gauge:
When nothing is working right when adjusting a derailleur sometimes the hanger is bent or twisted. This tool screws into it and straightens it on all plains.

 

[Gionnirocket]

When the guy said that quote I could not crack a smile. I had to be professional. Which only made it all the more funny. I didn't know if he always abbreviates transmission that way or if it was a Freudian undergarment.

You got a hummer from the tranny, didn't you?

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[PedalUma]

You got a hummer from the tranny, didn't you?

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This is a bent spoke. It is a tool I use to verify chain length before cutting when I have changed cog size or chainring size. It also holds the new chain together while you put in the quick link.

 

[Alaskan]

My bike tools - how do I pick just one?

 

[PedalUma]

My bike tools - how do I pick just one?

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You have cool tools! I love it. Pick one that most people may not know about yet and tell us how and when you use it. What about the one for Shimano hiding behind the Irwin's handle? Or the little pumppy one the Park Tool hammer faces? How do you know the sag settings for it? By the way, is that one that says "IRWIN" for trimming carbon top tubes? One guy wanted a step thru of his carbon frame. Perfect for the job.

This tool lets me mount a battery or water bottle cage anywhere within reason on a steel or Al frame. It is called a Rivet Nut. Drill and press.

 

[Alaskan]

You have cool tools! I love it. Pick one that most people may not know about yet and tell us how and when you use it. What about the one for Shimano hiding behind the Irwin's handle? Or the little pumppy one the Park Tool hammer faces? How do you know the sag settings for it? By the way, is that one that says "IRWIN" for trimming carbon top tubes? One guy wanted a step thru of his carbon frame. Perfect for the job.

This tool lets me mount a battery or water bottle cage anywhere within reason on a steel or Al frame. It is called a Rivet Nut. Drill and press.

I like that rivet nut tool...very cool

The 'pumpy thing" is a Venzo digital suspension pump that has a handy lock on the part that secures to the Schraeder valve.

 

[Alaskan]

One of my favorites and most frequently used is a small compressor with a Park tool air fill handle with both Schrader and Presta fittings and a good accurate gauge. It makes changing tire so easy. I also swap out the air filler for a air push valve air blower for cleaning and drying parts.

 

[Alaskan]

Then again the Silca Hirobel sure comes in handy in safely mounting carbon fiber bikes, with carbon seat posts on the stand. Carbon fiber does not like being compressed, not one little bit. A carbon fiber tube can be easily crushed in any bike stand.

I mount the Hirobel on the stand and then balance the bike's top tube on top of the two, rubber wheel like thingies which slide and are set, one where the top tube joins the seat tube and the other where it joins the down tube. Then I secure the bike by pulling the heavy rubber straps over the top of the top tube and pulling each one over the metal button.

 

[reed scott]

Then again the Silca Hirobel sure comes in handy in safely mounting carbon fiber bikes, with carbon seat posts on the stand. Carbon fiber does not like being compressed, not one little bit. A carbon fiber tube can be easily crushed in any bike stand.

I mount the Hirobel on the stand and then balance the bike's top tube on top of the two, rubber wheel like thingies which slide and are set, one where the top tube joins the seat tube and the other where it joins the down tube. Then I secure the bike by pulling the heavy rubber straps over the top of the top tube and pulling each one over the metal button.
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Oh! very freaking nice! ( checks his retirement account carefully ). Screw it. I'm gonna get me one.

 

[Rongo]

OK....post #1, so I figured I'd better make it good.

1000 Internets to the first to identify this awesome and under-appreciated tool.

 

[Rongo]

:::Says Old Guy things:::

Remember the Olden Days™ when Silca made........pumps? (and the BIG high-zoot upgrade was the Campagnolo pump head!)

I love that Stefano is expanding into some really interesting areas with the "new" company (though, do we really need a seat bag with BOA closure?)

 

[antboy]

I love that Stefano is expanding into some really interesting areas with the "new" company (though, do we really need a seat bag with BOA closure?)

I never THOUGHT I needed one, until I got one. I love my Silca Grande Americano seat roll.

It's a great option if you have a ShockStop or Kinekt suspension post.

 

[tomjasz]

OK....post #1, so I figured I'd better make it good.

1000 Internets to the first to identify this awesome and under-appreciated tool.

in my Compagnola days, 50 years ago, I had a T handle with the horizontal two allen sizes, and a socket at the T base. Those look to be just sockets. Remembering back, I sure don’t miss there spanner’s and that adjustment.

 

[tomjasz]

Silca

Silva?

 

[Rongo]

you're thinking of the famous Campagnolo "T-Wrench".

Like this:

That is not what these tools are, however.

 

[Rongo]

Silva?

Silva makes compasses.
Silca makes some uber-cool bike stuff.

 

[tomjasz]

you're thinking of the famous Campagnolo "T-Wrench".

Like this:
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That is not what these tools are, however.

Mine is in some basement box. Untouched for a decade. Old guys have neat stuff. My Paramount(sp?) was a great sold the pair when we moved to USVI. Do sew-ups still exist?

 

[Rongo]

Mine is in some basement box. Untouched for a decade. Old guys have neat stuff. My Paramount(sp?) was a great sold the pair when we moved to USVI. Do sew-ups still exist?

sew-ups definitely do still exist.
I'm just starting the restoration of a frame i raced back in the early 80s, which will have sew-ups (Tubular tires that glue to the rim, instead of having a bead, for the rest of you folks)
Nothing rides like a silk-casing sew-up.