Tool advice

[mark st1]

Is there a handy tool that isn't made of cheese and is easy to carry in a tool bottle/saddle bag that can remove 15mm nuts incase of punctures. Maybe something like this but not so big ? Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/bik...sfD-ec6yvMs0q47lBQ3fmPScrcnVTRcWVAaAlak8P8HAQ

 

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[HLaB]

I am not saying they all are but the one's I've had were all made of 'cheese', for my fixie I found a regular spanner of the same length which touch wood has not been made of 'cheese'.

 

[GGJ]

Buy yourself a decent quality 15mm combination spanner for around a fiver and cut the open end off to required length and tidy up with a file. It will outlast any 'bike spanners' on the market

 

[RedRider]

I carry this...
and it just about squeezes into a largish saddlebag. I know surly make a tool which is smaller but what I really mean to get is a.campagnolo peanut butter wrench. I might start dropping hints about this as a Christmas present, I suppose they'd have to be quite specific hints.

 

[mr messy]

If you don't fancy cutting down a spanner then something like this ...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Laser-2812...480274665&sr=8-1&keywords=15mm+stubby+spanner
(stubby spanners are typically around 4" or 100mm long)

 

[GGJ]

This is mine, it was an extra in my tool box so chopped to the length required and tidied the end with a file. Just had a look on eBay and 15mm combi spanners start at a couple of pounds

 

[mjr]

I carry a 6" adjustable. Some 4" adjustables will open wide enough and are lighter but you may struggle with tough nuts.

I use a 1/4" square drive sliding bar and sockets for most things, but some stuff on some bikes like mudguards and brakes is easier with a socket and a wrench.

 

[GGJ]

If money's no object you could go all trendy and buy yourself a nice Campagnolo 769 'peanut butter' wrench

 

[mark st1]

Thanks some good stuff and "peanut butter wrench" is possibly the coolest name I've ever heard for anything. Now please excuse my schoolboy ignorance will I need two to tighten the wheel but as in one to hold the left nut whilst I tighten the right etc. Or are they independent ? It's on this wheel and no not the pepper pig trike in the background.

 

[mjr]

Or are they independent ?

They're independent. It's good to tighten both sides more or less in step, but you can move side to side if not in the garage.

 

[Milkfloat]

A stubby for me. Only one spanner required, they are independent.

 

[simon.r]

Surprised no-one's mentioned the Surly Jethro Tool:

http://surlybikes.com/gear/tools/jethro_tule

 

[Venod]

I use one of these, 6" adjustable I should know better.

 

[Tim Hall]

This is mine, it was an extra in my tool box so chopped to the length required and tidied the end with a file. Just had a look on eBay and 15mm combi spanners start at a couple of pounds

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That's pretty much what I did too. The open end of the donor spanner was banjaxed anyway, having flared out when subject to cruel and unusual punishment. The cut down remains slide neatly into my seat pack along with a spare tube, disposable gloves and multitool.