Abbey Bike Tools
Abbey Bike Tools Top Cap Socket
Overview
The light, beautifully machined Abbey Bike Tools Top Cap Socket is a complete revamp of the traditional suspension top cap socket, which is often tall, made from tough steel and designed with a lead in or chamfer at the bottom.
Key Features
- CNC machined, anodized green Top Cap Sockets with exacting tolerance
- Made specifically to fit the low-profile hex at the top of each fork leg, with no lead in or chamfer
- Available singly or as a set of 6, sizes 24-32mm, to fit most modern suspension forks
- Shallow depth of 25mm maximises engagement
- Constructed from soft billet aluminium that won't mar your suspension top cap
- With 3/8” square drive to accommodate torque wrench
- Finger splines for grip
- Made in Bend, Oregon
Product information
You have 30 days to return your item from when it reaches you
If you wish to return a product under warranty, please see our Saddleback Warranty Information page for more information.
- Free standard delivery (3-5 working days) on orders over £45.
- Standard delivery (3-5 working days) on orders under £45 - £2.99
- Express delivery (1-2 working days) £4.99
For more information on delivery times and prices click here.
Holiday dates
Last order date for holiday despatch 20th December at 12:00.
Company closes 24 December at 17:00.
Company reopens 2 January at 08:30.
We will endeavour to deliver orders during the holiday period, however due to demand during this busy period, orders placed between the 23rd and 31st December will likely ship in the New Year.
The light, beautifully machined Abbey Bike Tools Top Cap Socket is a complete revamp of the traditional suspension top cap socket, which is often tall, made from tough steel and designed with a lead in or chamfer at the bottom.
This results in problems such as bad engagement, marring of customers' comparatively soft suspension top caps, or a loose fit after the pro mechanic grinds down the socket to remove the chamfer and increase engagement.
Abbey Bike Tools' design is an improvement in every way. Beautifully machined from billet aluminium, it has a similar density to the suspension top cap itself, so that marring is reduced, especially since it's CNC machined with zero lead in.
The socket therefore achieves a greater contact area with the top cap, with the engagement being improved still further by the shallowness of the socket – just 25mm for all sizes – and the fact that there's no need to file it and ruin the intended snug fit.
This means there's less slip over the top cap and exacting tolerances are achieved, making the tricky task of servicing your fork a breeze, especially since each socket is made specifically for the job at hand. One size fits all does not achieve the best results when it comes to suspension servicing!
The socket's usefulness is enhanced by being made to marry with your 3/8” torque wrench and the addition of finger splines, which make the socket easier to wield with greasy fingers.
More Information
Delivery
- Free Standard Delivery (3-5 working days) on orders over £45
- Standard delivery (3-5 working days) on orders under £45. - £2.99.
- Express delivery (1-2 working days) - £4.99
For more information on delivery times and prices click here.
Returns
Returning a product is free and easy using our Returns Portal, which allows you to send your product back to us by dropping off your return items at any one of over 7,400 CollectPlus locations around the UK.
You have 30 days to return your item from when it reaches you.
For more information on returning items click here.
About Abbey Bike Tools
Abbey Bike Tools make the world's best cycling tools – unparalleled in quality, precision and beauty. Based in Bend, Oregon, the Abbey Tools Team only creata a new tool when there's an advancement to be made. Each design is highly functional and built to last – the epitome of the brand's motto: "Precision is our religion". Equally at home in a pro mechanic's arsenal or in the discerning home tinkerer's toolbox, you'll find no finer tools anywhere.
About Saddleback
Founded by real cycling enthusiasts in 2004, our passion for elite performance runs through everything we do at Saddleback. Our team of dedicated roadies, mountain bikers and triathletes practice what we preach to bring you the finest cycling products and a superior service to match. We're the official UK home of Abbey Bike Tools, Castelli, Chris King, ENVE, HJC, Moots Cycles, Pivot Cycles, PUSH, Sidi, Silca, Sportful, Stages, Troy Lee Designs and Wolf Tooth.
Warranty and Crash Replacement
In addition to our regular 100-day returns policy on unused items, all items purchased from www.saddleback.co.uk are covered by our full two-year warranty against manufacturing defects from date of purchase. We will exchange, refund or repair (at our discretion) items proven to exhibit manufacturing or material faults in line with fair wear and tear.