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Every once in a while we find ourselves on the trail or away from home needing a tool that's really, really hard to fake. Say, for example, the 16mm hex key needed for the self-extraction caps on RaceFace and Easton Cinch cranks. Or a long enough tool to tighten the 25Nm needed to tighten a UDH derailleur hanger after an impact rotates the derailleur and hanger rearward.
And that's exactly what this is for.
It works with a 12mm thru axle (not included) and fixes a problem that doesn't come about often but can ruin your day if it does. Consider it part of your extended travel tool kit and toss it in your 'big day' bag, flight case, or the tool wrap that lives in your trunk.
We added deep 6mm and 8mm hexes to the tool to easily tighten external-bearing cranks. Those are common pedal hex sizes too, which makes reassembling a bike in a foreign hotel that much easier than with a pocket-sized tool (pedals should be tightened to 36-40Nm).
