Park vs. Pedros cone wrenches

andy said:

I have heard good things about the Park laser cut cone wrenches and would
like to know if anyone has experience w/ the Pedros cone wrenches that look
very similar. Same thickness? I've always had problems w/ poor thicker cone
wrenches. thanx in advance.
andy

We use Pedros in the shop, great and very durable. Wish the handles
weren't yellow tho, they get dirty.

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 07:20:14 -0600, "andy" <trifox13atcovaddotnet>

Quoted message said:

I have heard good things about the Park laser cut cone wrenches and would
like to know if anyone has experience w/ the Pedros cone wrenches that look
very similar. Same thickness? I've always had problems w/ poor thicker cone
wrenches. thanx in advance.

Many years ago a career bicycle mechanic recommended I buy a set of
Kingsbridge cone wrenches. I've never been sorry. Are these even still
available?

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Quoted message said:

I have heard good things about the Park laser cut cone wrenches and would
like to know if anyone has experience w/ the Pedros cone wrenches that look
very similar. Same thickness? I've always had problems w/ poor thicker cone
wrenches. thanx in advance.
andy

I discovered with horror my boyfriend using my 15mm Pedros cone spanner the
other week to tighten up rear wheel track axle nuts to a "Nggggyyhaaaa"
tightness on the human torque wrench scale. I yelled at him that he'll
wreck it (the spanner) - and he told me that he's been using it for that
purpose for several weeks. They're plently strong enough! Never used the
Park ones, can't compare.

On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 07:20:14 -0600, "andy" <trifox13atcovaddotnet>

Quoted message said:

I have heard good things about the Park laser cut cone wrenches and would
like to know if anyone has experience w/ the Pedros cone wrenches that look
very similar. Same thickness? I've always had problems w/ poor thicker cone
wrenches. thanx in advance.

The laser-cut wrenches work just fine from the standpoint of fitting
the nuts and not deforming, but their narrow sides are hard on the
fingers. The Pedro's are more pleasant to use.
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"Gemma_k" I discovered with horror my boyfriend using my 15mm Pedros cone
spanner the other week to tighten up rear wheel track axle nuts to a
"Nggggyyhaaaa" tightness on the human torque wrench scale.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
He's probably punishing himself more than the wrenches. The "nggggyyhaaa"
on his torque wrench scale comes from the fact that cone wrenches typically
are quite short. Maybe, if he used the proper wrench, he wouldn't have to
be doing it *for several weeks.*

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Quoted message said:

He's probably punishing himself more than the wrenches. The "nggggyyhaaa"
on his torque wrench scale comes from the fact that cone wrenches
typically are quite short. Maybe, if he used the proper wrench, he
wouldn't have to be doing it *for several weeks.*

They're not much shorter than the 15mm axle spanner. Not as long as the
nice 15mm Hosin pedal spanner I picked up in Japan though! Moral of the
story is, 'Don't leave your axle spanner on the bumper of the car" (and then
drive away)

andy said:

I have heard good things about the Park laser cut cone wrenches and would
like to know if anyone has experience w/ the Pedros cone wrenches that look
very similar. Same thickness? I've always had problems w/ poor thicker cone
wrenches. thanx in advance.
andy

FWIW, I'm a home mechanic, so my tools don't get constant use througout
the day, every day...

I've never been very happy with most Park products. I have 1 "laser
cut" that gets occasional use centering an old set of Record brakes.
Other levels of Park cone wrenches have either been poorly fininshed
(and thus don't quite go in between the washers to get to the cone), or
they bend a wee bit and thus become a wee bit bigger than they say they are.

A buddy of mine used to be at Trek. They'd go through Park wrenches
like they were disposable. A Snap-On guy would make regular
appearances. My buddy sat down with the Snap-On guy and discussed
things. This is the origin of Trek's Wrench Force line of tools. Same
buddy says Snap-On also makes several of Pedro's tools as well.

OTOH, I have some Sugino cone wrenches that are going on 30 years old
now, and they're great!