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Originally Posted by Trichelia
hey guys, sorry for the slow response, im busy backpacking around central america.....life is sweet  .
it was suggested that i buy a certain brand of tyre lever which were light but also incorporated a spanner on the opposite end. I was hoping to buy 3 levers, 1 with a spanner to fit the front wheel, a 2nd with a 22mm spanner for the rear wheel and a 3rd with a spanner to hold the other side of the rear wheel spindle.
I can buy a 8" shifting spanner but the exact mm spanner size would be 1st prize, if possible.
Cheers chaps !

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You should only need two 'spanners'. The front axle is held in place with pinch bolts so won't spin and the rear axle is held by the friction of the wheel, swing-arm, caliper etc. I've NEVER needed to use two spanners on a rear axle on any bike for a long time. You just hand tighten it as much as possible and it's very very unlikely to slip before you 'nip' it up.
If you are paranoid about it, use your adjustable wrench or pipe grips which I'm sure you will be taking  In fact, I only ever used an adjustable wrench for all wheel removals.
I'm not keen on those spanner tyre levers anyway. Has anyone actually had to use one in anger here ? I'm keen to hear about it as I've not. They look very uncomfortable in the hand for what can be a VERY heavy job. I won't go anywhere without my spoon ended rubber handled one.
http://www.toolstop.co.uk/index.php?...tm_medium=base
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