Cable Tie Tool, My New Bike Friend

If you have installed any accessories on your bike you have experienced the challenge of trying to get that cable tie tight enough to hold the new item where you want it. My latest addition was the Garmin 305 Edge computer and the cadence/rear wheel pickup unit. Try as I might I could not get the cable ties tight enough to keep the sensor unit in place when I tapped it or moved my bike shoe too close. Then I remembered that there is a cable tie tool for that job. Checking online I saw prices as low as $7.99 and as high as $40. Obviously the $40 one was not to be considered and the $7.99 one turned into $16 when the shipping was added. Today after taking my wife out for Valentine’s Day dinner I thought why not stop at the local Ace Hardware. Walking into the store the clerk offered to direct us to the cable tie section but he did not think they had a cable tie tool. But there on the wall was this nice red beauty. On top of that it was only $8.99. Jackpot! The instructions were meager to say the least but in no time I was replacing the limp cable ties with new tight ones. The sensor and the Edge holder are now firmly in place.

GB Cable Tie Tool #CTT-45