I bought one of the proper tools and it is better than a big screwdriver, but only marginally. A better option I found was new chainring bolts that take a hex each side - easier to get tighter & undo. When tightening the others (with the tool) I damaged the heads as to me they were still not tight enough.
Most of the bolts I found were steel and it's too soft to get anything over 15/20 nM without possibly cutting bigger slots. Alu bolts are stronger/harder but don't see many of them around outside of Shimano.
What have you got/tried?
Of the 3-4 pairs I've tried the
DHB Neoprene were the best, they even do an '
Extreme' which I'm assuming would be even better/thicker. They're still all neoprene so will eventually soak up water to a degree. I think the ones I found good were only due to being thicker than the others (BBB's & PX). Looking at the Shimano ones they are neoprene but also have 'print' kinda rubbery designs over the top so I'm imagining (hopefully) that aids in water running off the surface (although I've not tried any yet).
Several guys I ride with use
velotoze in the rain but they're an arse to get on/off and don't last very long before ripping as a result. I'm imagining similar to the
castelli nano covers I have. I've used them twice in light rain and they worked, but due to the nature of them my feet got damn cold/clammy too!
