Park tool here too, struggled with a few cheap ones and eventually went for the expensive option, in my opinion it's money well spent, every crank removal operation with it so far has been completely painless. It all depends upon your budget and how much you think you'll be using it but with tools there is an element of 'you get what you pay for', and although I accept that Park tools can take the piss with their prices their tools are very good.
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Another fan of a Fat Spanner here.
I have to say that as I replace tools I'm doing so with Park, and am yet to find anything of theirs that hasn't been superb. Pricy but just works. I do recognise not all can do that and I'm fortunate now to be able to do it.
All those lovely blue matching handles.... mmmmm matchy matchy.
I have to say that as I replace tools I'm doing so with Park, and am yet to find anything of theirs that hasn't been superb. Pricy but just works. I do recognise not all can do that and I'm fortunate now to be able to do it.
All those lovely blue matching handles.... mmmmm matchy matchy.
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After years of using cheap ones I paid a few quid for a decent tool, think it was Fat Spanners? Anyway, it was fine for a while but I then managed to mince it on a very stuck chainset.
I went back to my old, cheap one but having got to the point where that had basically rounded off I took the plunge with a Parks. It's ace, well worth the money. I bought this one:
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/park-tool-crank-puller-ccp-22-/rp-prod34314
I went back to my old, cheap one but having got to the point where that had basically rounded off I took the plunge with a Parks. It's ace, well worth the money. I bought this one:
https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/park-tool-crank-puller-ccp-22-/rp-prod34314
Gtpulse
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Park tool here bought one and never needed to buy another - got through several of the cheap ones before this which stripped their own threads.
I vaguely remember being alerted by a thread on here that Halfords were selling off their Park tool stock which is the only reason I splashed out at the time!
I vaguely remember being alerted by a thread on here that Halfords were selling off their Park tool stock which is the only reason I splashed out at the time!
Comparing my Park Tool to my Fat Spanner and why i recommend the Fat Spanner is that i prefer the handle on the Fat Spanner to the Park, it fits better in my hand, is soft padded so does not dig in on stubborn cranks like the Park one does, it is also not fixed which makes a huge difference, i can tighten down the inner spindle and then move the handle around to any position to gain maximum leverage, unlike the Park which is fixed in the position it comes to rest in, not useful if that is parallel to the crank or turning it puts it in that position.
Also the CP22 is for square taper cranks, fine but even on some bb's the pin can push into the bolt thread hole, also more importantly it does not do the bigger newer cranks, unless you stick a washer in or something, the CP44 is for those, the Fat Spanner has the removable pin like in cheaper tools that works on newer bb's. also it has an allen key on the other end for the crank bolt, all useful and less faffing imo
Also the CP22 is for square taper cranks, fine but even on some bb's the pin can push into the bolt thread hole, also more importantly it does not do the bigger newer cranks, unless you stick a washer in or something, the CP44 is for those, the Fat Spanner has the removable pin like in cheaper tools that works on newer bb's. also it has an allen key on the other end for the crank bolt, all useful and less faffing imo
trailstar82
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Park tool for the win for me, what’s better is that I knicked it off my brother so didn’t have pay for it.
