It’s Calvin’s final day in the office before retirement and what is he doing? Making a video, of course.
27.02.2026 16:51
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It’s Calvin’s final day in the office before retirement and what is he doing? Making a video, of course.
Highly recommend Adam Savage’s latest video!
He spent years using a bike as his primary transit in NYC and understands the freedom it brings. Nice to see a prominent voice validating that we don't need 4,000lb boxes just to navigate a city.
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Black & white magazine ad from 1976 featuring an illustration of the TS-2 truing stand. Text reads: NEW, IMPROVED PROFESSIONAL QUALITY TRUING STAND A Good Tool Made Even Better New Nylon Bushings At Pivot Points For Improved Truing Accuracy Accepts 16" to 28"Wheels Automatically Centers'Offset' Wheels Made of Heavy Chrome-Plated Steel PARK TRUING STAND Model TS2 Available from your favorite Distributor./Write for our Catalog. PARK TOOL CO.
The TS-2 turns 50 this year! I teased it on the other social platforms, but Bluesky gets an exclusive: we will *definitely* be doing *something* fun to commemorate the golden anniversary of the TS-2. Stay tuned...
Some bittersweet news: after 28 years, our Director of Education Calvin Jones has announced his retirement at the end of February. More info on our website:
Also new today: a slimmed-down version of our tool set for removal and installation of everyone's favorite cranksets to work on: Campagnolo Ultra-Torque and Power Torque.
NEW from Park Tool: PRS-33 FC Fixed-Height Clamp Add-On Kit
For those looking to convert their Park Tool PRS-33 or PRS-33.2 to a double-sided stand but don't want to invest in a full add-on kit, This elegantly-named upgrade kit adds a fixed clamp to one side.
The Park Tool video dept. is hosting presenters from the GMBN Tech channel next week—any topics you’d like to hear discussed?
The ASF-1 replaces the clamp in any Park Tool Professional Repair Stand with a rotating crossbar and two adjustable 12"/30 cm support forks, which can be configured to accommodate a wide variety of bicycles with non-standard frame designs.
Learn more at parktool.com/ASF-1
NEW: The increasing popularity of bicycles with non-standard frame geometry presents a problem for mechanics looking to put these bikes into repair stands. Today, Park Tool presents a solution: The ASF-1 Adjustable Support Fixture.
We’ll have to see if we can work that into the product description.
Accept no imitations: the Park Tool PZT-2 is effective, durable, and available at your local bike shop.
The PRS-30 is available as a complete unit with integrated wheels for easy repositioning, or as a standalone upright which can be bolted to a base or directly to the floor. Learn more at parktool.com/PRS-30
Product still of the Park Tool PRS-30 Mechanical Lift Repair Stand
Available today: an all-new repair stand from Park Tool!
Specifically designed for the unique challenges of heavy e-bikes, the PRS-30 effortlessly lifts up to 120 lbs. using the included hand crank or a battery-operated drill.
Feel free to send any and all such jars to:
Calvin Jones
c/o Park Tool Company
5115 Hadley Ave
St. Paul MN 55113
We're putting out a new headset video every other week until we run out of interesting things to say about them. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up-to-date, and get caught up with the first video in the series, How Headsets Work:
OUT TODAY: Threaded Headset Adjustment and Troubleshooting
Sure, they're not the hottest thing out there, but if you ever find yourself working on one of the millions of bikes still on the road with the classic cup-and-cone threaded headset, feel free to give it a watch!
For your type of stand, you'd need an adapter like this one. If that's more than you care to spend, you can always DIY with a ~12 mm threaded rod from the hardware store 🙂
We'll do whatever it takes to get people to notice us on here, up to and including giving away free STL files.
A Park Tool 3-way hex wrench in a 3D-printed holder mounted on pegboard
A Park Tool ATD-1.2 torque driver in a 3D-printed holder mounted on pegboard
A Park Tool DAG-3 in a 3D-printed holder mounted on pegboard
A composite of two pictures, both showing a Park Tool valve core remover in a different 3D-printed holder mounted on pegboard
These 3D models are available under a @creativecommons.bsky.social BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, so you can modify or share them for any non-commercial purpose you see fit. Have any other tools you'd like to see for round two? Let us know!
Attention nerds: we have released seven 3D-printable models for mountable tool holders for your storage and organizational convenience! They're available for free, right now, at Park Tool dot com:
Calvin Jones and Gary Fisher. Gary Fisher is dressed with a country western flair and is giving an enthusiastic thumbs up
We’ve had a great time fixing bikes and meeting their riders at day one of the Sea Otter Classic. If you’re here this weekend, come say hi!
Pictured: Calvin and a fan.
The Park Tool BLT-1, a woven nylon belt with a black spoke wrench as the buckle
What if I told you that not only did we already make a BLT-1, but that it was a spoke wrench belt:
My understanding is that those tools are mostly for mounting - this is intended strictly for unseating the bead. It’s a very specific tool, and maybe not for everyone, but it’s very good at what it does, and we think mechs who deal with a lot of tight tubeless setups will appreciate it.
The early YouTube commenters seemed to think this was a late April Fools Day prank. Curious to hear some feedback from a more discerning social media platform.
NEW TOOL ALERT: say hello to the BMT-1 Tire Bead Breaker!
The BMT-1 is designed to quickly and easily unseat virtually any bicycle tire bead with minimal effort, particularly on tight-fitting tubeless systems. Save your thumbs and retain your sanity!
Learn more at parktool.com/BMT-1
🔥 Velorecicla hace historia: primera organización española en ganar el @parktool.com Community Tool Grant 2025.
🏆Recuperan y donan bicis para personas vulnerables y ahora el reconocimiento es internacional.
Y estarán en #Ciclosferia2025
Apologies that this one is a little late, but today we are proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Community Tool Grants! Each of the ten grant recipients will receive over $1,800 in Park Tool products to assist in their work in their communities. Read about each winner on our website:
Behold, a beautiful example of the first repair stand model we ever made. If you have one of these, a reminder that you can still get replacement parts:
That’s a beaut! We don’t see them with the original dipped jaws in good condition like that very often. Thanks for sharing!
