5 sided allen key?

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wheres_my_beard

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Norwich
I have a Whyte bike, which seems to have an unusual nuts on the axle. Any know what this nut or the tool to turn it is called, or where i can get one?
 

guitarpete247

Just about surviving
Location
Leicestershire
Is it like this?
 
Location
Midlands
Comes as part of the skewer kit -trans X

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wheres_my_beard

wheres_my_beard

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Location
Norwich
It looks like this; it's about 8mm from one point to the opposite flat edge:

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Should I have got an appropriate tool with the bike when I bought it (3 weeks ago)?

Edit:

It looks like it may be a Trans-x skewer having looked at some pics of other ones. It's a bit cheeky that this wasn't mentioned when I bought the bike; I had assumed it was a standard allen key jobby; good job I didn't need to change an tube in an emergency.

I'll pop to the LBS and see what they say.
 

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anyuser

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Whyte supply one with the bike. Your LBS should have passed it onto you. I got one with my recent Whyte purchase.
 
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wheres_my_beard

wheres_my_beard

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Norwich
I now have the right tool. The guys at the lbs were a little confused that I didn't get one, but found one for me to have. I can now change my tyres in preparation for the ice, woot.
 
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