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

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Dale

Posts:1767

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

Posts:4209

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

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Orange Crush

Posts:4499

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

Dale

Posts:1767

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

Posts:781

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

Posts:4209

05/07/2014 10:57 PM
Been wondering,,,,where has Bob been?

Just say "NO!" to WCP!!!!

Orange Crush

Posts:4499

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

Posts:4209

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

Posts:3180

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

Ride On

Posts:537

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

Posts:2881

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

smokey52

Posts:493

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

Posts:2881

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

Posts:537

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

Keith Richards

Posts:781

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.