{"id":439,"date":"2010-09-02T22:22:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-02T22:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ssgc.co\/2010\/09\/single-speed-tools\/"},"modified":"2010-09-02T22:22:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-02T22:22:00","slug":"single-speed-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/singlespeedgoldcoast.com\/2010\/09\/02\/single-speed-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Speed Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cellbikes.com.au\/core\/media\/media.nl\/id.7488\/c.980629\/.f?h=930a1c7544a0b3c7779f\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cellbikes.com.au\/core\/media\/media.nl\/id.7488\/c.980629\/.f?h=930a1c7544a0b3c7779f\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The one pattern that has emerged in single speeding over the last decade is the need to have a bottle opener somewhere attached to the bicycle. When Surly realease the <a href=\"http:\/\/surlybikes.com\/stuff\/jethro_tule\/\">Jethro Tule<\/a>&nbsp;I thought it was the last word in cool simplicity. Various bikes have had bottle opener everythings (eg, chain tugs, headtube re-enforcement) &nbsp;and the idea has clearly caught on.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/ssgc.co\/2010\/08\/felt-single-speeds-and-fixies.html\">mentioned before<\/a>&nbsp;Felt have a single speed with a similar tool. Now for those who are too cheap to buy the&nbsp;original&nbsp;and don&#8217;t want to buy an entire bike just to get the tool you can &nbsp;now get a cheaper alternative from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cellbikes.com.au\/\">Cell Bikes<\/a>. Cell are putting out some interesting fixes and single speeds and are worth a look. I&#8217;ve never quite trusted the generic Cell branded bikes but when it comes to single speeds it&#8217;s hard to go too far wrong. Anyway, check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cellbikes.com.au\/Super-B-Single-Speed-Bike-Spanner-Multi-Tool-for-Fixed-Gear-Bikes-and-Single-Speed-Bikes\">Super B Single Speed Spanner<\/a> (with obligatory bottle opener).<\/p>\n<p>For the nerdy inclined you can also get a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pogogoldcoastcomputerrepairs.com\/2010\/07\/product-of-week-bottle-openerusb-flash.html\">USB drive bottle opener<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmt.com.au\/prodspec\/08SH-BO4GB\/L_08SH-BO4GB.jpg\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mmt.com.au\/prodspec\/08SH-BO4GB\/L_08SH-BO4GB.jpg\" width=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The one pattern that has emerged in single speeding over the last decade is the need to have a bottle opener somewhere attached to the bicycle. 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