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Tool Talk => Hand Tools => Topic started by: Grant Lamontagne on August 28, 2023, 09:07:02 PM
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It may not be a fancy anodized titanium multitool with combination wire cutters and a fish scaler, but when you have problems with your tires (as I frequently do at work :facepalm: ) this could be the best smurfing $6 tool you've ever owned.
Officially this is a 4 Way tool that taps internal and external threads and reams inside valve stems, but the other feature of this tool is 100% the reason I have it- it has a valve core wrench.
If you have ever tried removing a valve core with the tips of needlenose pliers or some other method, you know the value of a valve core wrench.
Worse, as useful and it is, and as necessary as it is, in all of my vast collection of multitools, I only have one multitool that has a valve core wrench- the humble and mostly forgotten about Frog Tool from Gatco Timberline.
https://multitool.org/tools/one-piece-tools/gatco-timberline-frog-tool-review
"But Grant, why do you need to remove the valve core so frequently that you require a dedicated tool?" you might ask.
The answer is simple- I drive in some seriously smurfy locations for work and I pick up a lot of nails and screws in my tires, and my boss won't pay for them, so I have to plug, patch or goo my tires for as long as I possibly can because those damned things are not cheap. :ahhh
So, there you have it- the Victor 4 Way Tire Valve Tool- don't leave the driveway without it! :tu:
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These are okay for vehicles.
But not great for bikes.
I carry two for my bike, a valve cap core remover and a bar version.
For the kids bikes with presta valves I filed down a stihl linkage to fit.
Been meaning to buy a couple combo tools that do both valves, just haven't got there yet.
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I've never tried one on a bike if I'm honest. My Jeep tires suffer an awful lot on this job and it keeps the tool pretty busy.
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You need a new boss :cheers:
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Yeah, I have been working on that, but they insist on only having elections every.so often. :facepalm:
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