Paul Cassel wrote:

Michael wrote:
During my usual scan of the pegboard displays at LBS, I paused to look at
blister packed cone wrenches (all were Pedro, I think). While the 13mm had more
or less reasonable dimensions and price - roughly 7" handle; about $7 - the
15mm was comparatively huge and 2x-3x the price. Sure, more steel increases
cost, but isn't 12" of leverage on a cone wrench massive overkill? I certainly
would never buy such a beast, much less carry it on the bike.

Because I didn't like the large sizes of the cone wrenches I'd seen, I made one
by grinding down the cheeks of a 13mm-15mm open-end wrench. It turned 26 years
old this month.

I'd guess the 15mm was specifically made as a pedal wrench which would
account for the larger size.


Pedal wrench .... That's possible, I suppose. But it's so thin; exactly like a
cone wrench. I prefer thick jaws (more bearing surface) on wrenches that I lean
on. I like my set of Pedro tire levers but the "pedal wrench", if that's what
it is, seems ill-conceived.

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Michael