I am a fanatical bicycle tool lover, and today this article will show you my new tool. Some of these tools are for professional technicians and others for ordinary cyclists
Wera is a well-known brand in the screwdriver field, and a few years ago the company began to move into the bicycle field, providing exclusive tools for bicycle lovers. Initially, its bicycle tool was a standard tool for the wera family, with only a new package. It was not until recently that it began a professional “change”。
An example is the 9532 bike kit. This toolkit includes wera's thorn wrench, screwdriver handles that can replace the batch, ten longer batches and two shorter batches. In addition, there are chain tools in the toolkit, including a chain amplifier, chain fast-dismantling and a chain-fixed hook (which is basically a curved wire)。
Most of wera's tools are from the czech republic. However, the fast-dismantling chains and chains are all from taiwan and are therefore likely to be substitute products, and you may find other brands selling similar tools。
This mini-linker is obviously custom-made for wera, but other brands like prestacycle and fixltstix have always had very similar products. This tool corresponds to all the chains that are popular on the market (including the sram chain on the flat floor), and wera offers three spare pins, yes, three, which is very well-rated。
Wera claims that the tool applies to professional technicians, but i think it is more suitable for family-oriented carmates. The reason is simple: it is less fluid than some professional bicycle chain tools and does not “hold” the chain firmly. Nevertheless, it is certainly a good option for those who seek portable tools, or for those who have less experience with them。
Then look at the chain in the toolkit, which is fast-dismanting, and which has almost the same shape as birzman's clamps (not shown in the diagram), which suggests that this design is accepted. Both are clearly stronger and stronger than pedro's brand, and use better than park tool's mlp-1. 2。
That being said, i still like jumano tl-cn10 and superb equivalent, both of which are hand-to-hand。
Overall, the wera toolkit has a lot to enjoy and is quite functional. Nevertheless, the recommended retail value of the toolkit is as high as $150 (approximately rmb 1087), and i hope that the tools of wera's origin will be purchased at such a high price, or at least designed by wera (many of the packages are, according to the author, substitute products)。
However, wera is in the early stages of exploring the cycle tool market, and i look forward to what will happen if wera starts designing her bike tool in the future。
For the time being, the package would be a good gift. But if you spend your own money, i suggest buying a little kit containing only wera's wrench and batches, and then the chains and chain fast-dismantling clamps from the brand of a professional bicycle tool。
