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Tool Tuesday :: Park Tool Adjusting Cap Tool

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For years, the only tools available to remove the adjusting cap on Shimano’s Hollowtech II cranks were plastic. There are now a few metal tools on the market, but Park Tool’s Adjusting Cap Tool is the one we don’t hesitate to rely on. Shimano’s Hollowtech II crank and bottom bracket design relies on the adjusting cap to preload the bearings. This cap rests against the left crankarm and is threaded into the bottom bracket spindle. While this cap only needs [...]
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Tool Tuesday :: Snap-on True Flush Cutters

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One tool that we love these days is the Snap-on True Flush Cutters.   Also known as “flush cuts,” this tool has one perfected purpose in a bicycle shop: to cut zip-ties. You’re probably thinking that diagonal cutters, cable cutters, and wire cutters can cut zip-ties, too.  However, none compare to the smooth, close cut edge of these cutters. While a $50 cutter may seem superfluous, anyone who’s been scratched by the sharp end of a cut zip-tie will tell [...]
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