#TOOLS MOUNT AND BLADE MANUAL#

Certainly, professional workshops looking to buy this tool will want to hold onto their existing saw guides (likely the Park Tool Oversized saw guide), too. Similarly, the tool canвЂ™t be used to trim 22.2 mm handlebar ends or aero-shaped integrated seatmasts. The tool wonвЂ™t fit steerers that are 1 1/4вЂі or larger in diameter (such as Giant OD2 or Canyon). However, in an effort to keep the cuts precisely straight, Abbey did make a few sizing concessions in that it only fits between 1вЂі to 1 1/8вЂі tubes. The new steerer cutter also works on regular fork steerer tubes, and can be used with the fork in a bike or it can be mounted in a vise.It presents a huge time-saving option for bikes that require the steerer to be trimmed in order to lower the stem. First created for the Allied Echo, this new tool is designed to assist mechanics in cutting the steerers on certain new aero-styled bikes that have cables or hoses running through the steerer.

The new Abbey Saw Guide (US$100) takes a somewhat unique approach with its U-shape and the ability to be split in two.

Almost all steerer tube cutting guides work in a similar way вЂ“ by inserting the steerer tube through the O-shaped tool and then clamping it down.

Some are priced for the home user while others will likely remain an interesting look at what the pros spend their money on.

#TOOLS MOUNT AND BLADE MANUAL#

ItвЂ™s this effort to continuously improve a manual task that I find so intriguing about the world of new tools.В With that, hereвЂ™s a collection of freshly announced cycling tools. As bikes continue to change (and sometimes progress) so do the tools that make those bikes easier and more efficient to work on.

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