HI Tom
is that the Var 30?
I think that most of us who worked on better bikes in the 70's bought one of those. I also have the cyclo tool for different cups.
I recently sold my Var cotter pin press on ebay.
Robb Rasmussen Sioux River Bicycles & Fitness 501 Main Ave Brookings, SD 57006 http://www.501main.com
> From: tsan7759142@sbcglobal.net> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org> Date
: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:01:18 -0400> Subject: [CR]Tandems and Tools...Whew!>
> While visiting Matt Assenmacher today to get a decal put on a friend's bi
ke> I noticed that he had two lovely Assenmacher tandems on the floor for>
sale...both used...one more so than the other. A green one has those> gorge
ous TA cranks on it and is $700, the other older blue one is in some> ways
nicer, to my eye, but hot as minty and I didn't get a price on it, but> the
Store Manager implied it was less money. Anyone interested can call> (810)
635-7844 and talk to Matt or Steve.> While talking with Matt (a most agree
able past time...he is one of the> world's nicest people) I mentioned that
I was having trouble with marring up> fixed cups during removal and that I
was not happy with my standard Park> wrench. He wrinkled up his nose and to
ld me that was no good and showed me> what he said I needed. It was a lovel
y Var Fixed Cup Tool that seemed about> a third the size of a Buick. Blew m
e away...I had never seen one before. I> asked if he had an extra one and i
t turned out he did. He looked up the> wholesale price of it and gave me a
20% discount off that...Darned things> are priced nearly like a Buick, too,
but it resides in my tool chest now! I> am probably the least mechanically
inclined of anyone on this list, but of> late I have been seeing big beaut
iful Pro bike tools and have been smitten> by the bug. I just bought a set
of Pro crank removing tools, too...never> knew they existed.> At any rate,
I am wondering if I am way ahead of the times or way behind the> times with
my new found passion. Any of you folks infected by the> Professional Quali
ty Tool Bug? You sure can fit a lot of tools into a small> space. Neat!> To
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