> tarik saleh wrote:
> > CR'ers
> >
> > I have at least one on topic and lots of off topic
> > bikes that have the knurly headset adjustable race.
> > What the heck is the "right" tool for the job? Channel
> > locks mediated with an old innertube is no longer
> > satisfying. I have one HS that is stuck on there good
> > and is presumably too nice to munge up and I have
> > probably 4-5 old schwinns that are simlarly knurl
> > afflicted.
> >
> > There has to be a Schwinn approved knurled hs wrench,
> > no?
>
> Here's what you need (VAR #78; bottom of the page):
>
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
>
> I'm not sure if they're still made or sold, though.
The VAR tool - and similar pliers - are also available from Bike Tools Etc:
http://www.biketoolsetc.com/
Note, though, that possibly none of these have the plastic inserts we remember from the tools used 30 and 40 years ago. So one might still have to resort to padding the tool's jaws with a rag, tape, old belt, or inner tube. Have fun, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia (USA)
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