Re: [CR] BB Lock Ring Wrench

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Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:46:04 +0000
From: "Hilary Stone" <hilary.stone@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: M-gineering <info@m-gineering.nl>
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Cc: Classic Rendezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] BB Lock Ring Wrench


The VAR lockring pliers are brilliant making undoing the tightest lockrings a breeze...

rgds

Hilary

M-gineering wrote:
> Hugh Thornton wrote:
>>
>> I am just wondering if anybody knows of a near-universal bottom
>> bracket lockring wrench that will work on a typical notched lockring.
>> I have a Campagnolo wrench which works great on Campagnolo and
>> similarly sized lockrings, but it is very size-specific. I have a
>> Mavic bottom bracket that I want to unscrew and the diameter is tooo
>> large for the Campy wrench and the typical stamped wrench with one
>> prong is not up to the job.
>>
>> Does anybody know of a tool that is effective in these circumstances
>> that won't wreck the slots? I apologize if this is a repeat question
>> - I did have a look in the archives but didn't come up with anything.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Hugh Thornton
>> Cheshire, England
>
> The VAR lockring pliers are worth a look