they are a nice tool if you have the cash y not. but not a must.
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(05-30-2011, 12:45 PM)the_saucerer Wrote: Evening folks
Put simply, cable stretchers - do I need this tool or is it a luxury I can manage just as well without?
http://www.parktool.com/product/cable-stretcher-bt-2
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http://www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-BT-2-Locking-Ratchet/dp/B000OZBIDO/
To put it simply i'd say a must if you do alot of bike work. If not then not a must. There are other ones too like these....
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_20?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=pedro%27s+cable+puller&x=0&y=0&sprefix=pedro%27s+cable+puller
Hope that helps
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three bikes hardly qualifies as a lot. If you were doing three cable swaps an hour, all day long, five days a week, that would qualify as enough for the tool.
Nigel
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I've always just pulled the cable taut with pliers.