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The Monkey Like Shiny 15mm u-lock socket is an aftermarket addition for your OnGuard Bulldog or Kryptonite EVO. It turns your u-lock into a sturdy wrench for removing wheels. Expect to pay about $30.
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i bought one of these as soon as they came out and i LOVE it. the “u” of the lock gives you crazy leverage and since your lock is always right there anyway, you don’t have to dig around in a toolBag to start your tyre-changing process or to remove your front wheel for lockup. it’s a brilliant little piece, well worth the price. who doesn’t want to carry one less wrench? in fact, it’s so comfy that i often even use it in my shop, despite having a 15 hanging right there on the pegboard.
50/50% great and bad idea. perfect for when I need to use it. Perfect for when I want to steal someone else’s wheels.
If it fit the Evo 4 I’d be interested.
might be nice to make a pedal wrench add on as well…
One more thing: There is no ratcheting mechanism so it’s just a socket wrench not a “ratchet”.
i like the idea-it will save space in my sack. napsan, if i want to steal a wheel, i already have the tool, now it’s just smaller. not that i would steal another persons wheel, just saying…
@christian, yeah I like the idea also. I would never steal someone else’s wheels. I remember how much I hated it when it had happened to me. But you know…there are others out there that are just sketchy and can’t appreciate the enjoyment of the “ride”.
true…worst of all many times it’s one of our “own”.
wow, that could really rock a windshield
if you have to take your wheel off to lock it, why not just use a quick-release?
@chaz +1 Exactly! Why are people inventing bizarre new gizmos to replace already perfectly good things?
Chaz and Phil—you guys obviously don’t ride fixed.
Impartial Observer- you are obviously a fashion victim.
*facepalm*
Yes, everyone who rides a fixed gear must be a fashion victim.
Anyone riding a brake-less fixed gear off the track is most assuredly a fashion(insert whatever).
Quick releases are perfectly fine on a fixed gear as long as you use a good steel skewer.
Sheldon says:
Conventional wisdom is that you need a solid (nutted or “bolt-on”) axle hub for fixed-gear or singlespeed use, and that a quick-release will not hold the wheel solidly enough in a horizontal fork end. This is not true, however.
If you use a good quality (Shimano is the best) skewer , tightened securely, it will hold just fine in any type of dropout or fork end .
A quick release is a considerable timesaver in switching a flip-flop wheel around, and having a QR means that you don’t need to carry a big wrench to be able to replace a damaged inner tube.
I call bull. Ever try riding fixed or singlespeed with a QR skewer? It just doesn’t work for very long for the majority of people. Some are able to make it work, the rest of us find it slips no matter what Sheldon says.
Sooo….it’s 20 grams lighter than a wrench, but you need to bring a 5-pound U-lock with you in order to use it. So effectively, this tool weighs much more than a simple wrench or multi-tool. If I want to ride without my U-lock, I’d have to buy a second wrench anyway.
I’ll stick with the 15mm combo wrench I already own, and just sack-up and carry the extra 20 grams.
My ti 4 in 1 paragon is way lighter, but I usally use my teeth on the axle nuts .I rock the rear QR on most of my fixed wheel bikes as I sold the nutted axles on ebay for beer money and I never have any slippage problems.. I do have axle nuts on my bike that rocks the TF hub (2 speed fixed 1936 vintage) and I don’t think a socket works too well with the sturmey as I would have to undo the indicator chain each time I wanted to adjust my wheel position..
OH Yeah , i forgot my main point..I havnt used a U lock since the 90’s so I could never use one of these…the lock here is case hardend chain and an ABALOY lock, the chain can be cut on a bench grinder in a shop in about 4-5 minutes, the lock is “unpickable”..I don’t think you can buy more than five minutes of protection from the determined thief , and I find the chain gives me many more locking options than a ulock.