Just had another aluminum allen socket head strip out because whom ever owned my bike before me was a gorilla. Saw things about the tool company Wera that makes these "special" Hex plus keys that don't round bolt heads as much. Anyone have a set? I'm probably ordering them regardless because if it saves one bolt it was worth it.
It's usually the ball ended hex keys that ruin bolts, so if you can stick with an old-fashioned hex key you likely won't have any further issues. Plus those aluminum bolts aren't known for longevity anyway.
Those Wera wrenches are nice (nice and pricey too). You can also grind down the worn part of the Allen wrenches you have now. Once you grind the end off you'll have a nice, new, sharp cornered wrench to use which can make a big difference in preventing rounding off the socket head.
Tools are one thing I've learned not to cheap out on if I'm going to use it all the time. I didn't think to cut mine down and have already ordered the wera set but I may do it anyways. They didn't have a T handle set which is kind of a bummer. Currently I'm more concerned with the bolt I had to drill the head off thats in my gas tank......
You can always take a Torx that is a little big and hammer it into the Allen head bolt, usually does the trick!
$4.14 for a basic metric set with the hex plus feature (except for the smallest 1.5mm key). Currently out of stock but they will have more on the 18th: https://www.kctoolco.com/wera-021737-metric-hex-l-key-set-1-5-10mm/?rfsn=347423.c8237
