[DamienC]

This weekend as I was getting ready for a formal holiday party, I realized that I misplaced the one and only pair of cuff links that own. After the temporary bout of insanity had passed where you go and look for something in the same places over and over again, a moment of lucidity struck and I went to my box of spare bike parts. I grabbed two long chainring bolts and the matching nuts and went to work cleaning them with a rag and some isopropyl alcohol. They worked like a charm and I think I'll be keeping these in my dresser rather than returning them to the stock of spare parts.

 

[jacksonpt]

Nice! Also, nice watch... I have one that's very similar.

 

[Jeff P.]

Thats awesome, ill have to remember that.
JP

 

[H8R]

Anyone at the party notice the links?

I also used a couple chainring bolts last week for other than the original purpose - for the vent hole grommets in my new drum. Unfortunately they ended up being too small, I later installed wider vents.

 

[Westy]

Did you have to bust out a wrench to take your shirt off?

 

[Ciaran]

Did you have to bust out a wrench to take your shirt off?

Dude, one should always have their multi-tool on them. Especially at a formal party. One never knows!

 

[H8R]

Did you have to bust out a wrench to take your shirt off?

A 5mm hex wrench and a Shimano TL-FC20 would be required to properly install and un-install the shirt.

 

[Ciaran]

A 5mm hex wrench and a Shimano TL-FC20 would be required to properly install and un-install the shirt.

You could stop by the LBS but then the shirt wouldn't come off for two weeks and it would be done wrong anyway.

 

[golgiaparatus]

A 5mm hex wrench and a Shimano TL-FC20 would be required to properly install and un-install the shirt.

LOL!!

 

[DamienC]

Did you have to bust out a wrench to take your shirt off?

If by "a wrench" you mean a hot chick then...no.

The chainring bolt cufflinks were noticed at the party but not immediately recognized as such.

 

[GravityFreakTJ]

You could stop by the LBS but then the shirt wouldn't come off for two weeks and it would be done wrong anyway.

 

[DamienC]

A 5mm hex wrench and a Shimano TL-FC20 would be required to properly install and un-install the shirt.

Actually it's a proprietary interface that requires the Park CL-1 tool. User-serviceability is a quality I usually look for in apparel.

 

[peter6061]

Very nice. I think I like them better than the cuff links I own.

 

[Secret Squirrel]

If by "a wrench" you mean a hot chick then...no.

Booooo....Worst reality check....EVAR!!lthumbsdown:


Good ingenuity though....

 

[Westy]

The levis chainring bolt fly never really took off because of the same maintainability issues.