The Torque wrench is an important part of the workshop, especially if you’re working with any delicate components, but it isn’t a replacement for the hex wrench, especially when undoing bolts.
Out of all the styles mentioned, this is the only one I don’t use in the workshop, but I do keep one in the car. Of course there are many downsides including a general lack of leverage and clearance. This ‘Swiss-Army knife’ of bicycle wrenching is popular with some mechanics, as they rarely need to reach for other tools.
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Buy the Park Tool 3 Way Hexagonal Wrench from WiggleĮffectively what multi-tools are based on, you can get a full set of Allen keys as a folding set with the storage doubling as the handle.Installing bottle cages, adjusting a saddle or even just adjusting a disc brake caliper will prove slow, if not impossible. Sadly, however, the limited length and triangular shape means it’s a poor choice when working with tight clearance. Much of a bike can be built with this one single tool. Many brands now offer two or three different sizes of three-way, but the standard 4, 5 and 6mm three-way remains the gold standard. Park Tool made this style, which places three of the most common sizes into one tool, famous… and mechanics around the world still naturally reach for it. You can build most of a boxed-bike with one of these David Rome / Immediate Media Three-way wrenches are a common sight in many bike stores.
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