Park BBT-9
All things being equal I try to always buy American. And oftentimes I’m willing to spend more to buy American. But sometimes I just get lucky. Like with the Park BBT-9. Of course I know that Park makes most of their stuff in the USA. But I wasn’t really thinking about it when I bough […]
Bondhus Allen Wrenches
You can definitely spend more (or less) on allens, but you won’t do better than Bondhus Balldriver® L-wrenches. I’ve been using them for thirty years and they are pretty much the standard as far as I’m concerned. And they are proudly made in the USA! From the Bondhus About Us page: Bondhus Corporation is located in […]
Phil Wood Hand Cleaner
This is my favorite hand cleaner. It doesn’t totally trash your hands with chemicals like some of the more commercial stuff. It claims to be “100% natural and biodegradable”–Rivendell says it’s made out of wood pulp. Someone told me that Phil Wood simply repackages a product that is available for a lot less, but I haven’t […]
Zog’s Headset Wrench
I picked up this awesome Zog’s headset wrench at Interbike sometime in the mid-90s and had assumed the company had gone the way many of other small, US-based manufacturing companies. But no, these thin, laser cut tools are still being made in Oregon under the name Thinwrench. Very cool!