Category: Tool

Rating: Park GSC-1 GearClean Brush Review The GSC-1 is a brush made for cleaning your gears and drivetrain. It has a stiff-bristle brush to get rid of loose dirt and grit, and it has a serrated “claw” end that cleans between cogs on your cassette. Pros: The “claw” end that goes between cassette cogs is […]

Rating: Park FR-5 Cassette Lockring Remover Review The FR-5 and FR-5G from Park Tool are cassette lockring removers, which allow you to remove your cassette lockring so you can replace your cassette. The FR-5G is a newer model that has a guide on it to hold it steady during cassette removal. (With the FR-5 you […]

Rating: Park CT-3 Chain Tool Review The Park CT-3 chain breaker is a tool used to remove and install chains by forcing a pin out of a link (or by pushing it back in.) This is the full-size model made for daily use in bike shops or the home mechanic who requires the best equipment. […]

Rating: Park Shop Cone Wrench SCW-SET Review These are shop quality cone wrenches that are thin enough to use on the narrowest of cones (in other words, they are required for any adjustments on expensive hubs.) They are laser sized after the heat treating process to ensure a precise fit and a durable military grade […]

Rating: Park CNW-1 Review This is a small tool that is used to hold one side of a chainring nut steady while you tighten the other side with an Allen wrench. It is also useful for holding the chainring nut while you loosen it. Pros: The tool is small but it actually helps quite a […]

Rating: Park CN-10 Cable and Housing Cutter Review The CN-10 is a professional-level cable and housing cutter from Park Tool. It is made specifically for cutting bicycle brake and derailleur cables and housing. It also has a built-in crimper for securing cable end caps. Pros: These work flawlessly for cutting all sorts of bicycle cables […]

Rating: Park SR-1 Chain Whip Review The SR-1 is a chain whip, which has multiple uses, but it’s mostly used for cassette and freewheel removal. This model even has a nice wrench at the opposite end, which matches up nicely to the FR-5 lockring remover (which you need for removal of most modern cassettes. Older […]

Rating: Park CCP-2 Crank Puller Review The Park CCP-2 is a crank pulling tool that works to remove cranks from square-taper bottom brackets. Pros: It worked great every time I had to use it. It seems well built, just like all Park tools. It fits all crank arms using 22mm x 1 threads, which is […]

Rating: Park PW-4 Pedal Wrench Review Park Tool makes at least three different pedal wrenches, which are obviously used to remove and install pedals on your bike. (You need a heavy-duty wrench for this!) There’s the Park PW-3, a standard pedal wrench, and the PW-4, which has a special angle on it that gives you […]

Rating: Park DT-2 Disc Rotor Truing Tool Review A product description, according to Park Tool: “Specially designed, and precisely manufactured to gently adjust bent or damaged brake rotors. Each DT-2 features two different slot depths laser cut from high quality steel. Centered handle is vinyl dipped for comfort.” I deal with bent, out-of-round disc rotors […]