Posts by Alex Hawkins
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Written by Alex on May 19, 2023/Shop Rag Newsletter
Shop Rag Issue 26 — New Tools, 60th Anniversary, & More
Learn about all-new tools like the BCB-5 Professional Bike Cleaning Brush Set, updated staples like the IR-1.3 Internal Cable Routing Kit, and a little bit about our 60th anniversary in this issue of the Shop Rag!
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Written by Alex on March 30, 2023/Park Tool News
Park Tool Announces Sponsorship of Team Jumbo-Visma
Park Tool is excited to announce they have been named the Official Supplier of Team Jumbo-Visma for bicycle tools through the end of 2025. This agreement will give the Team Jumbo-Visma mechanics access to all the world-class bicycle tools Park Tool innovates and offers.
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Written by Alex on February 07, 2023/Park Tool News
Park Tool Announces Winners of 2023 Community Tool Grants
Park Tool Company is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Community Tool Grants. For the eighth consecutive year, the company is awarding bicycle-related nonprofit programs with shop quality tools and repair stands.
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Written by Alex on May 06, 2022/Park Tool News
Immediate Stop Use and Inspect Notice for Park Tool Crank Pullers
Park Tool is issuing a Stop Use and Inspect Notice for our CCP-22, CCP-44 and CWP-7 crank pullers. More information in this article.
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Written by Alex on February 10, 2022/Park Tool News
Park Tool Announces Winners of 2022 Community Tool Grants
Park Tool Company is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Community Tool Grants. For the seventh consecutive year, the company is awarding bicycle-related nonprofit programs with shop quality tools and repair stands.
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Written by Alex on November 01, 2021/Park Tool News
Park Tool Opens Applications For 2022 Community Tool Grants
Park Tool is pleased to announce that the application period for their 2022 Community Tool Grant will open November 1, 2021 and run until December 31, 2021.
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Written by Alex on February 18, 2021/Park Tool News
Park Tool Announces Winners of 2021 Community Tool Grants
Park Tool Company is proud to announce the winners of their 2021 Community Tool Grants. For the sixth consecutive year the company is awarding ten bicycle related non-profit programs with shop quality tools and repair stands.
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Written by Alex on November 10, 2020/Park Tool News
Park Tool Opens Applications For 2021 Community Tool Grants
Park Tool is pleased to announce that the application period for their 2021 Community Tool Grant will open November 10, 2020 and run until December 31, 2020.
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Written by Alex on May 15, 2015/Shop Rag Newsletter
Shop Rag Issue 4 — Aluminum to Zinc
Material selection is one of the most important decisions in the creation of a new tool. The number of materials seen in the bike industry is a testament to the adoption of various materials and the exploitation of their unique properties for specific purposes. Just like a frame could be made of carbon, aluminum, steel or titanium (or even bamboo!) depending on its brand and performance requirements, so too can tools be made of different materials depending on their intended use. The primary materials we use are steel, aluminum and plastic composites, and making the right decision on material is critical to making the best tools available.
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Written by Alex on February 15, 2015/Shop Rag Newsletter
Shop Rag Issue 3 — How We Keep Blue Tools in Your Tool Box
Each and every one of our tools has a story to tell long before it reaches your workbench. All of our tools have gone through many changes and a lot of “what if we did it this way” conversations. When we are finally happy with what the final product will be, then, and only then, will it get its PTA-1 (Park Tool Acronym-1).
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Written by Alex on November 20, 2014/Shop Rag Newsletter
Shop Rag Issue 2 — Disc Brake Technology Hits the Road
Disc brake systems are well established in the bike world. Mountain bikes, hybrids, ebikes, and cyclo-cross bikes all come with this proven technology. So is it a surprise these are now coming to road bikes? No, it’s not a surprise, but the inclusion of the road category to the disc brake family brings with it other supportive requirements to make it all work well.
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Written by Alex on August 26, 2014/Shop Rag Newsletter
Shop Rag Issue 1 — Bridging the Gap to a New Tool
Let’s imagine that bike company XYZ has come out with a cool new component that requires a new tool. How does that new bike component give birth to a new, blue tool?
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