Hey Calvin, you truing that pedal?
- Well, not so much. But I am replacing these studs.
This is a 6 millimeter internal nipple socket, these studs need a 6 millimeter, so it works!
Sometimes you've got to use your mechanical mind.
And here's some things from out of our mind:
A headset press can be useful for keeping a tool engaged
on a stubborn bottom bracket with shallow engagement.
A fourth hand tool is also great for tightening zip ties.
An axle vise insert can also hold things like dropper seat posts.
A tabletop scale isn't just for components - zero it out and weigh whatever needs weighing!
A flat wrench like a cone wrench is useful for pushing back brake pistons
A pre-glued patch can also protect your frame from being rubbed by housing.
If you're headed for the beach, a shop inflator can give your lungs a break.
It can also help unseat stubborn handlebar grips.
In addition to guiding internal housing, the IR-1.2 can retrieve things like a lost expansion plug.
A masterlink pliers can disengage a shoe from a Crank Bros cleat -
Or crack a nut.
If you need to step away for a second, a pin spanner can hold a handlebar wrapping job in place.
The jaws of a repair stand can double as a vice,
allowing you to hold anything with a tube shape at a comfortable height.
Setting up tubeless sealant is easy with a truing stand thru axle adapter and a repair stand.
A piston pad spreader makes for a good staple remover.
Did your trip to the beach end in tragedy?
No worries - just use a pre-glued patch
or for larger rips, a tire boot.
The TM-1 can be used to check the tension on a hacksaw blade -
I like to keep the blade at about 5 or 6.
A utility pick plus a lighter equals an ad hoc tack welder,
adding a professional touch to your handlebar wrapping job.
Sometimes the bike can be a tool, Truman.
The PRS-33 is heavy - let's use the bikes to move it.
And a one and a two and a three:
and away we go!
Those are some of our alternative uses. - Let us know some of yours in the comments section.
- And remember: sometimes you've got to think out of the box.
Thanks Truman. - See you next time.
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