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๐Ÿ”ง Efficient Bike Maintenance: Park Tool Four-Sided Bicycle Spoke Wrench Unleashed Review

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BrandPark Tool
Item Dimensions LxWxH3.25 x 0.5 x 6.25 inches
MaterialAluminum
Head StyleFixed Square

Description of ๐Ÿ”ง Efficient Bike Maintenance: Park Tool Four-Sided Bicycle Spoke Wrench Unleashed

Unique four-sided spoke wrench design provides extra strength and support when truing wheels. Design helps prevent slipping and deformation of aluminium nipples under high load. The SW-4'00is the same 3.23 mm / 0.13'00inch size as the black handled SW-0.

Reviews

Global ratings 9
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Type of review

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Perfect Fit - Power & Hand Tools

Fits my 1990 hybrid bike spokes. worked fine No issues with edge coverage. It was a little smaller than I expected but provided enough leverage to adjust the spokes.

Pros
  • Impressive
Cons
  • Crumpled Packaging

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Slightly more secure hold.

It seems to me that the 4 way parking spoke wrench gives a slightly better grip on the nipples than the standard tool and may cost a few bucks more compared to the standard spoke wrench. It's worth it.

Pros
  • Very good value for money
Cons
  • Expensive

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Efficient and easy to use

I used to use a more traditional round spoke wrench and this specialty wrench is much easier to use. I don't have to worry about dropping it during use and the design makes it easy to use. It's really just a spoke wrench, but I really like how much easier it is to use.

Pros
  • Sleek design
Cons
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Revainrating 1 out of 5

The perfect spoke wrench for tightening your spokes.

It grabs the whole needle and fits my needles exactly. My multi-tool didn't have a slot that matched my spokes. This one is the best because it captures all four edges for optimal streamlining without exposing the corners. Thanks for the premium tool!

Pros
  • Good product for the price
Cons
  • There are some nuances

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Best Spoke Wrench Period End Of Offer

It won't fit all 14 gauge spoke nipples, especially cheap ones, but when assembling heavy wheels, especially those with higher spoke tension, this tool is essential. It covers nearly 3 1/2 sides of the spoke nuts, reducing the chance of spoke nipple rounding.

Pros
  • Satisfied So Far
Cons
  • Operating Speed

Revainrating 4 out of 5

There's no reason not to buy a four-way spoke wrench.

My reversible key kept slipping off so I waited for him to fix my bike. It's still slipping on some of the worn spoke nipples, so it's a good tool, but not a miracle cure. As other reviewers have noted, this is indeed a quad, not a 4-sided spoke wrench. I love this design, it's easy to use and I can use force when I need to. With worn nipples, putting them on and taking them off was a bit of a hassle.

Pros
  • Few competitors
Cons
  • Negative impression

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Not suitable. Best of Power and Hand Tools

I used a Park Triple Spoke SW 7.2 wrench but only one of the triple wrenches is a size 2. It's also easy to drop so I thought I'd upgrade got in the only size i need. So I got this SW-42. Size 2 with 4 sides for better grip. It will not fit any wheel on our four bikes including 2018 and 2017 Specialized, Trek and Cannondale bikes. It also doesn't fit on my new DT Swiss wheels. I tried to archive it to make it bigger. still working on it

Pros
  • Hand Tool
Cons
  • Bent

The tool is good, unfortunately it doesn't fit the spokes of my bike at all. I wish there was some way to know which one to buy, but I had to guess as there were no instructions. In the end I'll give it back or donate it to a community bike center that restores old bikes to give to kids who can't afford them as it just doesn't suit me at all. I had to buy an Allen key, a small metal triangle that is not that easy to manipulate and use but has multiple sizes to choose from.

Pros
  • Key
Cons
  • Long delivery time

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Almost perfect for wrenches

I've used a three-way wrench for years and have built a lot of wheels, but you have to be careful with aluminum nipples. I decided to try this version and initially found that it had to be put on and taken off and I scratched the alloy nipples. Looking at the tool I noticed that it was coated after machining leaving burrs around the bottom hole. Using a small needle file I removed the light and rounded the corners a bit. Now it turns on and off smoothly without any scratches. You lose a starโ€ฆ

Pros
  • Power and hand tools
Cons
  • Socket required