05-06-2012, 01:37 AM
Am I correct in thinking all bicycles (or at least all bicycles sold at major retailers) require metric-based tools? Is there any reason to keep or use Imperial-based tools at a bicycle work area?
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(05-06-2012, 01:37 AM)hvacstudent Wrote: Am I correct in thinking all bicycles (or at least all bicycles sold at major retailers) require metric-based tools? Is there any reason to keep or use Imperial-based tools at a bicycle work area?
Quote:Originally posted by BillI didn't mean that I want to throw the Imperial tools away. I just want to move them out of my cramped work area. I can store some tools in a maintenance closet at the other end of the building. Thank you for your prompt answer.
HOWEVER, as an assembler you may come into a different project that would require an SAE tool. So yes they are worth keeping if you have them.
Quote:Originally posted by RobARI have one.
...unless you have a dedicated pedal wrench such as from Park Tool...
Quote:Originally posted by RobARCan you describe an instance when you used a hacksaw to assemble a bike?
My hacksaw has a 3/8" tension bolt, for example.
Quote:Originally posted by RobARWe don't sell bike racks. Even if we did, we are generally forbidden from attaching anything to the outside of a customer's vehicle for fear of a lawsuit.
If you are working in a bike shop and sell a Yakima, Saris or Thule hitch-mount rack, and the customer asks for assistance in putting it on the vehicle; you're going to want that 3/4" wrench and Now!
Quote:Originally posted by Joe_WThat word just dissuaded me from ever attending a flight school outside the US.
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