This winter brings us some “new blue” for the house or skilled bike wrench with Park Instruments‘ February eBike-specific software drop. These three new instruments are the EWS-2 Bicycle Digital Shift Device, the LRT-5 Lock Ring Device, and the SW-6 Spoke Wrench 3.7mm.
Park Instruments has been making bicycle-specific instruments for some time. A protracted whereas. They began in a lil’ Schwinn vendor known as Hazel Park Radio and Bicycle store in St. Paul, Minnesota again in 1956. With their trademark blue coloration, you’re positive to search out them on nearly each native bike store or bike lover’s dwelling workbench.
At present they launched a couple of new instruments to assist preserve the ever-growing quantity of eBikes which can be on the market. Let’s go over the main points.
The EWS-2
Retail: $9.99
Making fast enterprise of eradicating bicycle digital shifting wires and batteries, the WES-2 has a composite physique that stops scratching of pricy elements.
The angled ends permit for the protected removing of Shimano Di2 E-tube EW-SD300 wires in tight areas. The common coin cell software helps to take away and set up battery covers on SRAM AXS and different digital equipment.
Options:
- Appropriate with Shimano Di2 E-tube EW-SD300 wires (nominally 3mm OD connector)
- Not suitable with Shimano Di2 E-tube EW-SD50 wires (nominally 5mm OD connector)
**Be aware: The new EWS-2 software is obtainable as well as to the EWS-1 Digital Shift Device, it doesn’t change the EWS-1 as they’re suitable with completely different wires.**
The LRT-5
Retail: $33.99
Simply while you thought you had all the underside bracket instruments on the earth, alongside come ebikes. Solely as an alternative of a BB software, now you want a lockring software – and particular lockring instruments for various motors at that.
The brand new LRT-5 Lockring Device is exactly machined for an ideal match. Use the LRT-5 to take away or set up the lockrings that retain direct-mount chainrings discovered on Fazua Trip 60 eBike drivetrains.
LRT-5 incorporates a 3/8″ drive for across-the-board compatibility with most ratchets and torque wrenches. The LRT-5 sports activities 36mm wrench flats to be used with an adjustable wrench or crowfoot. It’s heat-treated and plated 4140 metal in its building to make sure sturdiness and lengthy life.
Options:
- Suits lockrings with a 41mm exterior diameter and 16 notches together with Fazua Trip 60 e-bike drivetrains.
The SW-6
Retail: $8.95
You could suppose that the SW-6 seems very acquainted… and also you’d be proper. For the final 50 years, Park Device’s iconic spoke wrenches have been a staple of their product lineup. The straightforward design {and professional} design is certain to proceed to be the favourite of motorcycle mechanics everywhere in the world.
Guaranteeing a protracted service life, the SW-6 is made within the USA with heat-treated nickel plating. Like all the Park Device spoke wrenches, the SW-6 is dipped in coloured vinyl by dimension. This helps you rapidly discover the dimensions you want in that crowded toolbox drawer. It’s sized to suit 3.7mm spoke nipples that use wrench flats. Most hub-drive eBikes you this dimension nipple.
Options:
- Sized for spoke nipples with 3.7 mm (0.146″) wrench flats
- This nipple dimension might be discovered on most hub-drive e-bikes. **At all times measure to make certain**
You could find extra of Park Device’s eBike-specific instruments by hitting the hyperlink under.
