I had a pair of the VAR lockring pliers that I loved. Unfortunately, they stolen in a burglary along with all the rest of my tools. I'd love to buy another pair if anyone knows a source.
Jerry Shere, Associate Broker
Hurlocker Properties, Inc.
PO Box 2857
Santa Fe, NM 87504
505-660-7229 Cell
505-988-3783 Office
From: verktyg <verktyg@aol.com> Subject: Re: [CR] Mystery VAR Tool To: dtshifter@aol.com, Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 2:54 PM
Chuck,
Nope, it's for trimming spoke ends on the inside of old clincher rims and some tubular rims too.
Chas. Colerich Oakland, CA USA
dtshifter@aol.com wrote:
> Amir,
>
> That is for bottom bracket adjustable cup lockrings - forget what VAR's number is. They work very well, just be careful as they will easily remove paint from the bottom bracket!
>
> Chuck Brooks
> Malta, NY NEUSA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Amir Avitzur Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 4:03 pm
> Subject: [CR] Mystery VAR Tool
>
> Found this tool in my toolbox recently. Looks viscous!
> http://www.flickr.com/
> Its a lot like the Lock Ring Pliers I was looking for.
> Anybody know what these are used for?
>
> Amir Avitzur
> R"G Israel