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LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
Bottom bracket wrench for use with Shimano hollowtech II and Truvativ GXP bottom brackets.
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102 of 110(93%)customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
Review 1 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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TheDigster
Featured Review
Date:March 15, 2010
BB removal tool
Pros: Comfortable, Good Fit, Great Value
"I bought this after reading other reviews and thought for the money it was worth trying out. I have to say that I found the tool excellent - maybe I was lucky in that my BB didn't take a great deal of persuasion. The tool 'head' fit the flanges/splines perfectly and I found that the handle was very comfortable. As somebody else wrote "how many times in my biking life will I fit BB's?" buy one if you need to remove/fit a BB they're top value."
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Review 2 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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xcbiker
Interest:Cross Country MTB
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Mountain Biker
Date:October 25, 2009
Pros: Great Value
"I've never fitted a bottom bracket before but it took just a few minutes with this tool. It's great value, I'll never go to the bike shop for this job again."
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Review 3 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Hannibalbiker
City: Fenestrelle
Country:Italy
Age:35-44
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Pro
Gender:Male
Road Cyclist
Date:May 7, 2012
bracket tool
Pros: Durable, Great Value, Good Fit
Cons: Limited Color Choices
"it is a spanner, it fits, it spanners! Having the right tool for the job has saved me a costly trip down the mountain to a bikeshop or much wailing and gnashing of teeth."
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Review 4 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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ytd0
City: canberra
Country:Australia
Age:55-64
Interest:Cross Country MTB
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Mountain Biker
Date:April 16, 2012
It works fine
Pros: Great Value
"it comes with the shimano special tool for putting the cap in the hollowtech cranks so you don't need to buy that."
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Review 5 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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jazzydee
City: Fauldhouse Scotland
Country:United Kingdom
Age:55-64
Interest:Cross Country MTB
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Budget:Value for money
Mountain Biker
Date:April 10, 2012
Great tool
Pros: Durable, Comfortable, Lightweight, Good Fit
"For someone who has never attempted the finer points of bike maintenance apart from cleaning and lubricating, always paid someone else to do the technical stuff!, this tool was an excellent buy. It was easy to use, the length of the handle gives a good leverage and the soft grip end ensures you have the firm grip needed to slacken and tighten the bottom bracket. The notches in the socket means a slip free action and more importantly no damage to the end caps so I was able to strip, regrease and reassemble the bracket easily."
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Review 6 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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OovoO
City: Cambridge
Country:United Kingdom
Age:35-44
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Road Cyclist
Date:March 26, 2012
A bit flimsy - use with caution
Pros: fits truvativ bb
Cons: Low Quality
"So you want to change that rough bottom bracket? Dead easy, just get the tool that fits the bb rings, wind them off and fit the new one. Snag is that bbs are cranked on to a high torque, and then go even tighter with use and crusty-ness, so you need a tool that can take some force.
This is not that tool.
The head and fist couple of cms are robust, but the handle, although a decent length, is just folded metal kind of tacked onto the head. Perhaps the bb I had was particularly stiff, but I was bending the handle at the join without releasing the bb. (I ended up using a steel pipe that fitted over the handle and levered against the head to remove my bb, so was successful in the end, but despite, not because of this tool). Maybe this is where you should pay a bit more and get better one"
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Review 7 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Yaku
City: Otsu
Country:Japan
Age:35-44
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Budget:Value for money
Road Cyclist
Date:February 9, 2012
かっちりとした使い心地
Pros: 良いバリュー, 丈夫さ, 高品質, 良いフィット感
Cons: かさばり
"持ちやすく、かっちりとした使い心地です。丈夫で長く使えそうです。ただし、かさばります。もう少し柄が短くてもよい気がします。"
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Review 8 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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ajbikemad
Date:January 21, 2012
wrong thing
"it wasn't the right tool for the job despite the description saying it was. returned and refund given."
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Review 9 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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CasualCrank
City: Melbourne, VIC
Country:Australia
Budget:Value for money
Date:January 2, 2012
Does what it says
Pros: Great Value, Comfortable, Good Fit
"Works exactly the way it should. Handle is long enough to get reasonable leverage. Good soft grip on the handle."
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Review 10 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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nutmunching
Country:United Kingdom
Age:19-24
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Budget:Value for money
Road Cyclist
Date:December 30, 2011
Useful and cheap
Pros: Durable, Great Value, Rugged, High Quality
"This product does the job without the hefty price tag of some other brands. It's durable, and it's long handle gives you the force you need to tighten the BB cups. My only gripe is the pre-load tool in the butt of the wrench tends to want to escape, but that doesn't matter too much."
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Review 11 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Argon
City: Sydney
Country:Australia
Age:35-44
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Road Cyclist
Date:December 22, 2011
Great value
Pros: Great Value, Rugged
"Works well. Great value. It does the job without any fuss."
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Review 12 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Anonymous
Age:25-34
Date:October 12, 2011
Not impressed
Cons: Poor Fit
"Advertised as a shimano hollowtech bottom bracket tool. Yet it doesn't fit my shimano hollowtech bottom bracket!!! Its too big and there arent enough teeth."
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Review 13 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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shropsmtb
City: shropshire
Country:United Kingdom
Age:35-44
Interest:Cross Country MTB
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Budget:Value for money
Mountain Biker
Date:October 11, 2011
handy tool for occasional use
Pros: Durable, Great Value, Comfortable, High Quality, Lightweight, Good Fit
"good grip fits perfect nicely formed comfy handle."
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Review 14 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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nzcycle
City: Auckland
Country:New Zealand
Age:35-44
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Advanced
Gender:Male
Budget:Value for money
Road Cyclist
Date:September 19, 2011
Good solid tool
Pros: Great Value, Rugged, Good Fit, functional
Cons: Unattractive, cheap looking
"Cheap tool but does the job just fine. It looks a bit budget but what do you expect? No problems with its functionality."
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Review 15 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Citroen
City: Sleaford
Country:United Kingdom
Age:45-54
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Road Cyclist
Date:August 15, 2011
Looks good
Pros: Great Value
"I have yet to try this tool, but I think it will do the job, although I have heard that there is a greater risk of damage to paintwork and cups than if using the tool that goes over the splines, but it will not be an everyday tool, might only use it the once, as I am not so far impressed with this style of BB, bring back the sealed cartridge please."
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Review 16 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Rdekanter
City: London
Country:United Kingdom
Age:19-24
Interest:Road Cyclist
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Road Cyclist
Date:July 27, 2011
Does the job
Pros: Durable, Great Value, Good Fit
Cons: Bulky
"It's bulky but it works well and grips the BB cups firmly. Also comes with a crank cap remover that fits neatly into the end of the handle.
Why pay more?"
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Review 17 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Superdave1155
City: Lancaster
Country:United Kingdom
Age:25-34
Interest:Commuter
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Commuter
Date:July 26, 2011
Good but could be better.
Pros: Good Fit
"Did the job well. Long handle makes removal of tough parts a doddle. Easily slips off the cups though which was annoying when trying shift really stiff parts. Comes with a crank installation tool, although I didn't try this out."
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Review 18 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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YetiTim
City: ST ALBANS
Country:United Kingdom
Age:45-54
Interest:Cross Country MTB
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Budget:Quality first
Mountain Biker
Date:June 23, 2011
Does the job
Pros: Great Value, Rugged
"Fits well and a good length for those tight bottom brackets - a bargain."
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Review 19 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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HumFree
City: North Wales
Country:United Kingdom
Age:45-54
Interest:Cross Country MTB
Level:Regular
Gender:Male
Budget:Value for money
Mountain Biker
Date:June 20, 2011
Does the job
Pros: Great Value
"Used it to change a Truvativ GXP BB. Did the job no-sweat. I can understand the cup type tools to which you can apply a torque wrench being better but can't understand why anyone would want to pay more for a tool which does the same as this one."
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Review 20 for LifeLine Shimano/Truvativ Hollowtech Bottom Bracket Tool
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Anonymous
Date:June 16, 2011
Great Value Product
Pros: Durable, Great Value, Lightweight
"Perfect tool for the job bearing in mind the reasonable pricing. Only slight niggle would be that the plastic attachment that slots in to the handle falls out."
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