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Last Post 05/09/2014 12:47 PM by christopher behrens. 15 Replies.
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Dale

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05/07/2014 08:20 PM
Carbon fiber wrenches!?!



[url]http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/auto-blog/carbon-fiber-combination-wrenches-1399494619??src=rss[/url]

Let's see:
1) Huge head area = clearance issues
2) Expensive, and this from a guy with a top box and roll-away full of Snap-On jewelry
3) Supposed to wear gloves to prevent carbon splinters
4) Can't use a cheater bar to increase leverage

Light, yeah, but I can't remember a time when even my scrawny arms were exhausted from swinging a wrench all day

Shark jumping, anyone?
Cosmic Kid

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05/07/2014 08:57 PM
Yeah, but they are carbon fiber!!!!

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
Orange Crush

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05/07/2014 09:08 PM
But they make Bob's giant saddle bag lighter :-)
Dale

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05/07/2014 09:37 PM
Posted By Orange Crush on 05/07/2014 09:08 PM
But they make Bob's giant saddle bag lighter :-)


Cold.. man, that was cold

LOL!
Keith Richards

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05/07/2014 10:26 PM
So they couldn't clear coat them for what reason????
----- It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong.
Cosmic Kid

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05/07/2014 10:57 PM
Been wondering,,,,where has Bob been?
Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
Orange Crush

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05/07/2014 11:14 PM
Bobs big time FB now (that why I can make fun of him wih impunity here); plus riding a new build; with that giant saddle bag strapped to it, I should add
Cosmic Kid

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05/07/2014 11:33 PM
Posted By Keith Jackson on 05/07/2014 10:26 PM
So they couldn't clear coat them for what reason????


Duh....adds weight.
Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!
79pmooney

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05/08/2014 12:45 AM
CK, that was my immediate thought!

Ben
Ride On

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05/08/2014 06:56 AM
You are only supposed to use them on carbon bolts. Steel bolts steel wrench. Carbon bolts carbon wrench it's obvious.
longslowdistance

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05/08/2014 10:37 AM
Funniest thread in weeks!
smokey52

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05/08/2014 08:22 PM
Oh great, now I have to think about getting bamboo or titanium wrenches if I expand the stable.
longslowdistance

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05/08/2014 10:00 PM
Fiber weave layout is a critical factor in the feel of CF wrenches. This is why I'll buy Colnago rather than some generic Taiwanese.
Ride On

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05/09/2014 08:02 AM
CK, how did they do in the wind tunnel ?
Keith Richards

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05/09/2014 10:42 AM
^^^^^ good one!
----- It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong.
huckleberry

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05/09/2014 12:47 PM
I'm holding out for the mini-tool...


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