Kim, you are very bad!
This thread got me googling...I have, I think, located the ultimate bling:6" TITANIUM ADJUSTABLE WRENCHAnd for you fixie types:15MM TITANIUM COMBINATION SPANNER
15MM TITANIUM COMBINATION SPANNER
6" TITANIUM ADJUSTABLE WRENCH£495.47
Quote6" TITANIUM ADJUSTABLE WRENCH£495.47Ordered.
Quote from: Kim on 18 October, 2010, 09:43:39 pmThis thread got me googling...I have, I think, located the ultimate bling:6" TITANIUM ADJUSTABLE WRENCHAnd for you fixie types:15MM TITANIUM COMBINATION SPANNERHells bells, you'd be a little annoyed if you left one of those beside the road after dealing with the puncture fairy.
For the weight weenie, an 'orrible cheapo dumbbell multi spanner is lighter than just about anything else you can use for a 15mm nut, and fits in any small bag or pocket. It might even last a few years if saved for roadside emergencies only.
Just received one of these:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160490487327&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:ITIt's just 24g - about half the weight of another dumbell spanner I have - so light that at first I thought it was aluminium! I don't think it can be though. Best used as little as possible anyway.EDIT: This is so light that I think it must be aluminium after all. Apparently the cheap but heavier ones are usually zinc - also softer than ideal. It helps though that it's quite close fit, and fits more than two sides of the nut at once. It doesn't help that it's so short.
Quote from: Biggsy on 20 October, 2010, 01:04:11 pmJust received one of these:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160490487327&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:ITIt's just 24g - about half the weight of another dumbell spanner I have - so light that at first I thought it was aluminium! I don't think it can be though. Best used as little as possible anyway.EDIT: This is so light that I think it must be aluminium after all. Apparently the cheap but heavier ones are usually zinc - also softer than ideal. It helps though that it's quite close fit, and fits more than two sides of the nut at once. It doesn't help that it's so short.Yes, they are interestingly light. I shall have to experiment a bit with them, but I think they'll probably be fine, so long as the bolts haven't been done up by an ape (which on a colleagues bike was the case, hence the demise of a previous version of this spanner).I'd think that they are probably OK for wheels, although I have chaintugs on my singlespeed, so don't need them ludicrously tight anyway.
...Also, if I need to, is there an easy way of carrying spanners, ie can you get versions that can be easily attached to the frame via the bottle-mounts?...
They're probably not useful for bolting and unbolting wheels, they really can't take much force at all