i'm
sick of all these
big ass bulky skate tools for
trucks that i see in the local and/or online skate shops. also, the
pocket sized ones (i shan't name any companies), are
ridiculously priced. further more, some
specific hardware tools from
specific truck companies are made just for the
trucks they manufacture and
most don't fit
other brands of
trucks.
below are some
loose (not
built in nor
all in one)
hardware tools that i have been using for
years for the
trucks that i rock. i enclose all of 'em in a
recycled polyvinyl zip lock bag and it fits well at the back pocket of my pants.
from left to right: a 1/2 (for axle nuts) & 9/16 (for kingpin nuts) double open-end wrench/spanner, a 10 & 11 (for hardware nuts) double open-end wrench/spanner, a small offset ratchet phillips screwdriver (for philiips screw hardware), a hex key a.k.a. allen wrench (for allen screw hardware) and a carabiner with a swiss army knife & an led torch (in case of emergency).
fits well at the back pocket of my pants.
click on the images above to enlarge.
photos: pinkviolence
all of the tools above, cost less than 20 bucks and are mostly available at daiso, for those who live in singapura. where can you find a tool that has a knife (cheap replica swiss army knives and alternative miniature knives are easily available too!) to cut your grip tape and one with an led torch? if there is one out there, i'd like to have one for myself. compact or pocket sized that is.
peace.
