Cone wrenches or a (thin) adjustable wrench?
Cone wrenches or a (thin) adjustable wrench?
Hey gang. I'm building up my bike repair tool set, and it looks like I'll either need to get a set (or several popularly sized) cone wrenches and/or an adjustable wrench with a thin profile.
I figure an adjustable wrench could help service anything from axles/hubs to headsets, which cone wrenches are limited to the size(s) you've got.
Any advantage/disadvantage of one over the other that I might not realize?
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I've never seen an adjustable wrench that was thin enough to do many of those jobs. Maybe you could grind a standard one thin enough. A little tricky.
Just to throw it out there, so you don't think something like this (2mm thickness) would work?
That probably would! Of course a whole set of cheap cone wrenches cost less. And in some cases you need to use two cone wrenches at the same time to get an adjustment right. For you that you would need two of these $40 wrenches. Still nice to know that exists. Perfect for the occasional oddball sized cone you run across if you mess with enough wheels.
I'm going to do the best of both works and pick up some Park Tool cone wrenches of the sizes I absolutely need for the bikes I currently have. And I'll also pick up one of the thinner adjustable wrenches (in a reputable brand) for some light tasks.
I don't think you can have too many tools, anyway, provided they are good quality 😂