The "X-Fix" tool is a hybrid: on the one hand, the little helper is used as a thru-axle quick-release lever and delivers 25 Newton meters of torque. Once the work is done on the rear wheel, the lever can also be pulled out of the axle - and lo and behold, there are tools on it.

Syntace supplies two versions: mountain bikers can choose between the version with a 5 mm Allen key and a 4 mm Allen key or the version with a 5 mm Allen key and a 25 mm Torx key. To ensure that the tool can do its job in the long term, a snap-fit in the X-12 thru-axle quiver provides a permanent home.

The "X-Fix" can be retrofitted to all previously built, original Syntace X-12 axle systems by replacing it with a cone ring included in the snap-fit. Numerous manufacturers such as Cube, Cannondale, Stevens, Lapierre, Canyon, Ghost, Norco and Simplon rely on the X-12 axle.

According to Element Sports, responsible for the Syntace import in this country, the "X-Fix" tools are expected to be available from April 2013.

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