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cone wrench: why so massive?
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. -- Michael |
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