Mine is shite. One of these. Knackers nipples.

Also what size is the 15 equivalent to or what is the most common size.
Cheers.

Red Spokey

Park or a Madison Spokey. Nothing else worth looking at.

+1 for park

I'm a Spokey fan too, I can work with them quicker than anything else.

http://www.cyclesportsuk.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1068

Park is the dogs doodars.

i've got the triangle park one – doesn't slip but kills your fingers – no good for wheel building

Spokey key here too

Cheers guys. Will give the red one a pop.

Ive had one of these since i did my training, solid and dependable with a 4 sided grip

Clicky

Cant say ive ever been a fan of the spokey ones, or the park professional ones ive tried them both and have always gone back to the one in the link above.

If you buy a Spokey,try and get the Pro version as it has a deeper jaw and is less likely to slip or damage nipples.

So does, Topeak Alien soke key (wreck nipples) where can I can the pro spokey?

dt spokes – red spokey pro

standard spokes – yellow spokey pro

red and yellow spokeys in the garage tool box, all-in-one BBB tool in the camelbak, similar to this but think my is ally not cromo

http://www.ukbikesdepot.com/products.php?plid=m11b0s72p1334

comfy enough to use to build a full wheel, and should fit any wheel in my riding group if needs be.

You can have a real fancy one with a red cross in it for £14

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=31322

Or one with a hole in it for £5

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=19098

I guess the cross was hand carved or something? 😉

Cheers, but I want the red spokey pro – where from?

ta

I have a Park, its very good

One with a hole – cheers!

Now where can I but DT spokes – can't find them on CRC?

ta

I have a sapim one. Not sure where you can get them from – i got mine from a sapim sponsored wheel building coach.

cost a fair bit, but its solid metal, very comfortable to use and with a well formed key.

The one in the top pic makes a crap spokey but is good for removable tubeless valve cores.

Black Park Pro here. The four sided designs I find a bit of a pain as you have to slide them over the top of the nipple rather than from the side which takes more time.

Best spoke key i have ever tried after exploding a spokey:

P&K Lie spoke key

made in germany, so not cheap!

yellow spokey for just about everything

red spokey for just about everything else

swearing and molgrips for other sizes