Portland Design Works 3wrencho Tire Lever/Wrench Review

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Aside from a patch kit or spare tube, the 3wrencho has the two tools I need on the road for my fixed gear bike, no more and no less. I like my fixie for its simplicity. About the only maintenance I regularly need to perform is repairing a flat. The box wrench grips the axle's locknut on all sides making it easy to adjust chain tension while tightening the nut, the steel tire lever helps with the less stretchy Aramid/Kevlar bead of folding tires, and the coating left nary a mark on my black anodized rims. True, it cannot open bottles, but almost any other piece of metal can.

I also looked at Park Tool's Single Speed Spanner SS-15. It has the lock nut / tire lever combination, but is twice as massive, and I have never needed to change my pedals by the side of the road. Surly's Jethro Tule may be more comfortable, but then I would need separate tire levers, and the 3wrencho does not dig into my hand. This tool is the only one I have found to match the simplicity of my fixie.

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This is the most beautiful wrench I've ever held in my hands. A true piece of art in addition to a great tool. Plus its small enough to fit in my saddle bag! I only wish Portland Design made a bunch of other accessories for bikes, all with this level of quality and excellence and artistic style. Yeah they do make a few other things, but they could OWN the accessory market if they wanted to (at least the high end side of the market).

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I absolutely LOVE this tool!

I bought it a few months ago to replace the Park Tools ss wrench & I couldn't be happier! It is far lighter & smaller than the other tool, making it perfect to keep in my pack at all times. I was actually looking for the non-coated model (so I could use it as a bottle opener) but my LBS steered me toward the coated because its far gentler on the rims. Boy, were they right!

Backtracking a little bit, I didn't expect to use this as a tire lever since my former tool (& many other tire levers) aren't compatible with my (dreaded) Conti Gatorskins/deep V rim combo. The 3wrencho works just fine... surprisingly well, actually. Its supposed to function as the only lever you need, zipping along the rim as opposed to unseating the tire bit by bit. It does this well on other bikes, but as my tires are difficult to remove & my rims left deep grooves in the tool's coating, I use the 3wrencho as an anchor & a Quick Stick to unseat the tire. That works perfectly for me.

The 15mm wrench is great. I did mess up my knuckles once, but that can happen with any wrench. I've heard some folk complain about the length not giving enough torque. That's only true if you don't finish the job by applying pressure with your foot. Any video featuring this tool shows that & I'm sure its the reason the thoughtful people at PDW designed the shape of the wrench as it is.

My only gripe with this tool is that it can't be used as a pedal wrench. (I mean, its not designed to be) but for me that would knock this thing out of the park. As it is, its a really excellent, elegant, lightweight tool that does exactly what its supposed to.

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The coating/sleeve is nice and slick, great for running around the rim and tire. The thing is as solid as any other wrench I have, it's simple, to the point and unfortunately not the only tool I need in my backpack since some of my bikes have different sizes, but I'm throwing a couple of stubbies in with this and it's a heck of a lot better than an adjustable that gives under torque. For most riders of modern bikes this thing and a 5mm hex key should be all you need beside patches and a pump.

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Hands down this is the best tire lever I have ever used. The coating makes sure that you don't scratch up your rims.

Reviews of Sunlite Bicycle Tube 650 x 18-23 (26 x 1) 48mm PRESTA Valve

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These tubes are a little heavier than what I'd been using, but they are very much more durable on Tucson city streets. I have far fewer blow outs since I've started using them. Ran over something in the dark this morning and flattened both tires, first flats in over six months, which is good for Tucson.

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Reviews of Mobo Triton Pro Ultimate Three Wheeled Cruiser

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I purchased the Pro Ultimate online 3 weeks ago. Observations: 1) Assembly 80 min. 2) Can be used by adults (250 pound wt. limit); easily adjusted to my 5'5" height. 3) This bike is for flat terrain ONLY and maybe very gentle slopes. 4) NOT for endurance or high fitness riding; there are no gears (picture Fred Flintstone!). However, it does glide well. 5) A great neighborhood cruising-type bike, and perfect for what I wanted it to do: light to moderate exercise AND being able to run the dog alongside for exercise. 6) Disappointment: after less than 3 weeks of riding about 5 miles per week, both back tires had to be replaced. One blew out and was worn down to the "mesh" all along the center zone. The other was almost as bad. Both back tires were of very poor quality. Customer Service gave me a partial credit towards new tires from a local bike shop, but this did not quite cover the whole cost. However, I did not want to hassle with returning the bike, especially since I thought I would get the same awful tires....and I liked the bike itself. Bottom Line: great for cruising on flat terrain, and perfect for exercising both the dog and a middle-aged fairly out-of-shape rider.....excellent stability since you are low to the ground........but you will most likely have to replace the tires.

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This bike is obviously for the very casual rider not for any serious rider. Just the fact that it is a fixed gear ratio limits your top speed to somewhere around 3~4 mph. Even with that understanding, this bike is disappointing. With all the riders weight on the rear two wheels, there is virtually no weight on the traction wheel. The result is that the bike can't climb any sort of grade especially if the roadway is at all damp or sandy. The steering mechanism also gives the bike an absurdly large turning radius. These two facts really render the bike useless even for casual riding.

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Only complaint I have with the Triton Pro is that even on dry pavement, with an adult, the front drive wheel will lose traction on a 5%+ incline. The weight distribution needs to be slightly increased over the front wheel. Perhaps by mounting the rear axle a couple of inches further back.

Otherwise, a nice little machine easily assembled.

Dennis

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lots of fun...steering is tight and get lots of looks at the beach,easy and cool to ride.

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I bought this bike because i need exercise and i have a bad knee. The bike is not fast but it didn't need to be. i just needed to get out of my chair at lunch, and ride. Walking put a lot of strain on my knee because of my weight, but riding seemed like the thing to do. Besides the exercise i'm getting, it's fun. The bike is a little small but it works for me. If i were to do it again, i would buy the 20 inch model.

Reviews of Shimano Nexus SG-3C41 3-Speed Coaster Brake - 36H, Silver, w/Revo

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Service was great and product was shipped out and arrived as promissed. I had some questions I submitted by email and niagara Cycle was prompt in getting back to me. I took my bike and the hub down to the bike store and they mounted it up and rebuilt the wheel. It works better than I expected. The sproket it came with was a little bigger than most with 19 or 20 teeth. This made the hill clibming much better and comparable with an external derailer. I have another 3 speed for my wife I bought online and it is not as good on steep hills (even though must add that my flywheel at the pedal is a bit smaller too so that also contributed). I am really happy with the purchase.

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This 3-speed hub upgrade was easy to install and has worked perfectly since installation. The only adjustment I had to make was the preset cable length.

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I have this Hub on two of my bike now and can't say anything bad about it at all. Smooth shifting and makes for a better ride on my beach cruiser.

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Ordered this item as replacement for my wife's gear system that malfunctioned. The instructions were nice, but it took over 3 hours to install. Otherwise worked like a charm.

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It only had a single speed so she didn't ride it. She loved the bike and its style, but just one gear was a pain. So we looked for options to just selling the bike and saw this. I had a regular bike shop swap out the hubs so they could get a good true and proper spoke tightening. Took them the old wheel and picked it up a week later all ready to mount back on the bike.

Mounting was just like a regular hub but needed to route and secure the shifter cable. Extremely easy with black zip ties (and stylish and not included just so you know). The handlebar shifter clamped on perfectly and the rear actuator locked right onto the axle. The only change I made was to buy a rear gear for the chain that had the same number of teeth as the original hub and lock that on before bolting the hub/wheel to the bike.

Adjusting it was a snap and now the bike has a gear above and below stock and rides like a dream. She loves it and it looks like the bike came with it from the factory. A Schwinn Cali Cruiser for a small amount of money and a little work.

I definitely recommend.

Discount Kalloy Straight Seatpost 27.2 x 300mm Silver

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Ordered a seat that needed a different post then came on my bike . This fit the bill and works fine . Not much to say no problems with finish or rigidness .

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I needed a longer pole, this works fine, but somebody stole that bike, then I got the new version of pole with new seats for the next bikes.

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Twenty words about the product, hmmm, it was a long piece of pipe that fit my bicycle like it should and has been working fine. Delivery was through regular mail. Took about a week or so.

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Perfect in all ways. Nice, alloy and clean looking and fitting. Just remember the length. You may need a new clamp.

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These seat posts are very well made in my opinion, heavy duty construction. They work well with the larger Brooks Bicycle Saddles like the B-33 and the B-73 models.