After the Wenger Mountain Bike or Evolution Biker 37 SAK, What's left?
Even a tool-centric collector like Crumby can resist certain sak tools. Like if they are related to golf. Crumby can easily resist those. Because Crumby disapproves of the game, golf. But sak tools for cycling are way too much of a temptation. No way Crumby could pass on a Biker 37 in practically new condition with a nice leather pouch. Crumby would have paid more than he did for all that. Not lots more. But some more.
Anyway, Crumby can definitely imagine using the bike specific tools that come with his Wenger Mountain Bike, or as its now called, the Evolution Biker 37; same difference maybe. That tool sticking out the left end of the knife is the chain rivet tool. Crumby can definitely imagine pushing a rivet out with that, and maybe he can imagine pushing one in too. Not just bike chain rivets either. Also, that 5mm Allen, which unscrews all the way out of the chain tool, fits all the brake bolt heads on all Crumby's bikes.
The tool that's loose in the picture features two different size spoke tools. They work OK, but the material is too thin for Crumby's liking. You want to get a good grip with a spoke wrench to keep the tool from slipping and rounding off your spoke nipple. There; I said it; nipple. The screwdriver on that end is probably worthless. That thing in the middle is a 10mm wrench. Some bikes have 10mm nuts. The other end should work as a tire tool in a pinch. And the way that tool hooks into and out of the knife is pure genius. Good luck though, finding something on a bike that the pliers and wrench will do any good on.
In general then, Crumby is mighty happy with his newest Wenger. He can imagine doing plenty of imaginary fix or repair daily with it.
Plus now, the only other Wenger sak tool that Crumby is lacking, that he really wants, is the Wenger whistle, also known as the Wenger rape whistle. But a rape whistle is not a tool Crumby would be comfortable with purchasing used. Like you wouldn't know where a used rape whistle has been. And Crumby, for one, would never trust a vendor not to fib about a rape whistle's history.
Like this one vendor claimed that his rape whistle was more valuable because it was once the property of a famous French movie star who used it to bring down an avalanche on a potential rapist. Yet that's too much information. So Crumby needs a new rape whistle sealed up in its original packaging, complete with documentation. Which is a stark departure from Crumby's usual rule, Buy used. Yet if you can't buy used. Buy People's Republic.
Well. Fortunately, there are plenty of vendors vending new Wenger rape whistles. Plus, the new rape whistles, common name Matterhorn, also feature another Wenger tool Crumby lacks. That tool is the snap shackle tool which is also known in France and part of Switzerland as a carabiner. Go figure! Crumby doesn't want a carabiner on a sak, but he'll take one if that's the only way to get a pristine rape whistle.
Anyway, Crumby can definitely imagine using the bike specific tools that come with his Wenger Mountain Bike, or as its now called, the Evolution Biker 37; same difference maybe. That tool sticking out the left end of the knife is the chain rivet tool. Crumby can definitely imagine pushing a rivet out with that, and maybe he can imagine pushing one in too. Not just bike chain rivets either. Also, that 5mm Allen, which unscrews all the way out of the chain tool, fits all the brake bolt heads on all Crumby's bikes.
The tool that's loose in the picture features two different size spoke tools. They work OK, but the material is too thin for Crumby's liking. You want to get a good grip with a spoke wrench to keep the tool from slipping and rounding off your spoke nipple. There; I said it; nipple. The screwdriver on that end is probably worthless. That thing in the middle is a 10mm wrench. Some bikes have 10mm nuts. The other end should work as a tire tool in a pinch. And the way that tool hooks into and out of the knife is pure genius. Good luck though, finding something on a bike that the pliers and wrench will do any good on.
In general then, Crumby is mighty happy with his newest Wenger. He can imagine doing plenty of imaginary fix or repair daily with it.
Plus now, the only other Wenger sak tool that Crumby is lacking, that he really wants, is the Wenger whistle, also known as the Wenger rape whistle. But a rape whistle is not a tool Crumby would be comfortable with purchasing used. Like you wouldn't know where a used rape whistle has been. And Crumby, for one, would never trust a vendor not to fib about a rape whistle's history.
Like this one vendor claimed that his rape whistle was more valuable because it was once the property of a famous French movie star who used it to bring down an avalanche on a potential rapist. Yet that's too much information. So Crumby needs a new rape whistle sealed up in its original packaging, complete with documentation. Which is a stark departure from Crumby's usual rule, Buy used. Yet if you can't buy used. Buy People's Republic.
Well. Fortunately, there are plenty of vendors vending new Wenger rape whistles. Plus, the new rape whistles, common name Matterhorn, also feature another Wenger tool Crumby lacks. That tool is the snap shackle tool which is also known in France and part of Switzerland as a carabiner. Go figure! Crumby doesn't want a carabiner on a sak, but he'll take one if that's the only way to get a pristine rape whistle.
posted by ray pistrum at Thursday, December 19, 2013
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home