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Park Tool EP-1 End Cap Crimping Pliers for Bicycle Cables

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$29.95

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About this item

  • Short tapered jaws with dual crimping positions make it ideal for crimping in tight, inaccessible spaces
  • Built from forged machined steel with vinyl-dipped handles



Product Description

Park Tool EP-1 in use crimping cable end caps

Park Tool EP-1 Bicycle Cable End Cap Crimping Pliers

The EP-1 is purpose-built to securely install end caps onto brake, derailleur, and dropper post bicycle cables. The short tapered jaws with dual crimping positions make it ideal for crimping in tight, inaccessible spaces. Built from forged machined steel with vinyl-dipped handles.

From cutting zip ties to sizing housing to pulling disc brake pads, Park Tool makes a full line of specialty and general-purpose pliers to empower the bike mechanic to grab and cut anything in their path:

TRUSTED SINCE 1963

Since our origins in the back of a bike shop in 1963, it has been Park Tool's sole mission to design and manufacture high-quality tools that empower mechanics and riders of all skill levels to service their bicycles. As with our other 500+ tools, our pliers are a product of our decades of experience and expertise in the industry, in the shop and on the trail.


Timazon
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2025
Cable end caps can be crimped with a pair of needle nose pliers, or with the crimping slot included on many cable cutters, but they work by crushing the end cap and don’t make clean, perfect crimps like this tool.These crimping pliers are designed to easily hold the end cap in either the end or side crimping slot, and they crimp a small, perfect vertical crimp on one side of the end cap only, leaving the rest of the end cap undamaged.Yes, it’s a small detail, and $30 is a lot to spend on a single-use tool, but if you do your own wrenching and want a perfect finish to bike recabling, this is the right tool for the job.
This thing is awesome. Love it it’s eggcellent!
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Works like a charm.
Gazaflash
Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2025
Nice side cutters that work well but is smaller than what you think.
oldman
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
EP one crimping tool was a time saver and making a professional crimp money well spent
Brian
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2024
Simple to use. They are heavy duty and work excellent! A must have tool for anyone who works on bikes
Darrell P.
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024
This tool makes perfect crimps, every time. Expensive ? Yes, but will last for a couple lifetimes at least!
Charlieartist
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2024
Although I've been doing bicycle maintenance for some time, have never had a dedicated tool to crimp cable ends. The results were often so-so. This tool ends all that—makes it quick and easy to securely attach the end cap, even in confined spaces. If you do a fair amount of cable work, this tool is well worth the investment.
Amy
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024
Thought this had a wire cutter on it. I was wrong. Crimps fine but good lord so do 1$ pliers. It's very good quality, just a uni-tasker. Would not rebuy.
Peter M.
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024
Park Tools…word!
AGUSTIN LETECHIPIA VALLEJO
Reviewed in Mexico on September 11, 2023
Calidad garantía y un exelente fabricante, tengo un taller y mi herramienta es parktool, sin queja todo exelente muy recomendable lo mejor de este mundoExelente producto muy recomendable buena inversión