Bike accessories and tools specialist SILCA has introduced its sliding T-Handle Folio hex set and the Tattico Mini-Pump as part of an early teaser to its new 2017 line of products.
The sliding T-Handle Folio is billed as an essential hex set for the pro-mechanic’s toolbox. The T-Handle includes three position sliding cross bars allowing the tool to quickly move from high speed spinning to high leverage. SILICA adds that, unlike traditional sliding T’s, these also detent in the centre for greater control when spinning fasteners in or out at high speeds.
With an MSRP of US $185 the T-Handle Folio kit contains 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10mm and T25, T30 T-Handles in a hand-sewn waxed canvas folio bag for easy transport and storage. The 8mm has been specifically optimized for pedal installation and removal, aiming to reduce overhang to an absolute minimum. The 10mm is designed for the Campagnolo Ultra-Torque BB bolt, with a sized cross-bar length, as well as the addition of hard stops to prevent the fastener from freely sliding down the length of the tool during install.
With an MSRP of US$55, the Tattico Mini-Pump is designed to be large enough to work well, while being small enough in footprint that it can ‘nearly disappear alongside a bottle cage on your high end bike’. The Tattico is also the first SILCA portable pump since the 1950s to use a hose. This is cleverly positioned within the inner barrel where it is able to slide in and out of the end of the pump without being removed or having to thread in place allowing maximum air volume per stroke.
The hose attaches with a compression gasket activated by a small aluminium lever. The compression gasket it reversible for Presta or Schrader valves. The Tattico can also fit in a pocket or can be mounted in its carbon reinforced clip under a bottle cage.
SILCA was founded in 1917 by Felice Sacchi outside of Milan, Italy. SILCA adds that it was the first company to put gauges on pumps, the first to produce a true ‘high-pressure’ frame pump and the first to work with lightweight material plastic after the end of WWII, and later the first to bring CO2 to roadside inflation.
Today SILCA is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, where it ‘continues to build iconic products that utilize the finest materials and craftsmanship available.’
