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Girlfriend wants to do more bike maintenance (win), so is looking for a toolkit. Any good deals at the moment - ideally under £25-30. Alternatively, if anyone is selling one, please post up!
Looking for at least;
HT2 BB spanner with crankbolt tool
Chain whip
Cassette lockring tool
Chain tool
Nice things would be;
Cone spanner
Tyre levers
Adjustable spanner
Spoke key
Cable cutters
etc
Ta, Duane.
No such thing as decent cheap tools cable cutters are at least £25 on their own. Ice tools are not bad. My uncle bought a cheap set from Lidl i broke the chain tool on its first go and bent the cone spanners second time.
X-tools one cheap on CRC now - costs more than £30 even at that though.
[url= http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_522915_langId_-1_categoryId_242558#tab1 ]halfords? Sorry for swearing[/url]
Ice tools kits are decent enough, I have never tried X-tools. Parks make some kits like the AK-37 but not cheap. Parks tools are very good though. Good tools make maintenence easy. If you do not have a stand already I would recomend one as working on a bike without a stand is PITA. Working on a bike in a sturdy stand is a dooddle. Skimping o fthings like this just makes you wish you never started the job. Don't ask me how I know!
Cheers for the replies. I have a decent set of tools, stand etc.
The gf just wants a basic set for herself so she can do most jobs without hassling me.
I guess the problem with these complete kits is they come with lots of tools we don't need (allen keys, which she already has, BB/crank tools for older BB/cranks, etc), but to buy the ones we do need separately would still cost more...
Sorry, didn't read the whole post & didn't realise it was a toolkit for your gf, how about this?
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Sorry, couldn't resist 😀
I bought the Advanced Bike mechanic tool kit by BikeHand from tredz for sixty quid. It is a great kit, and I think they do some cheaper ones too.
[url= http://www.tredz.co.uk/.Bike-Hand-Bicycle-Maintenance-Tool-Kit-Shimano_41164.htm ]Bikehand 19 pce toolkit[/url]
This one is 34 pounds.
Thanks but I already have a better kit then that.
Duane's Girlfriend.