ok so going to buy my first bike tool kit and I dont want to end up with crap but at the same time im not paying ££££££ for the park tool stuff
anyone know where i can get a good decent kit for 40/50 quid?
must include
BB tool for hollowtech
Cassette tool
and hopefully a chain wear tool
I think the x-tools kit has most of that bar the chain wear tool.
yeah but is it any good? i.e the quality of the tools, I keep spotting these generic tool kits that are all the same apart from the name on the handle, they are most likly all made in the same factory in china
You will need
bb tool
cassette tool
chain breaker
chain whip
pedal spanner cone spanners (depending on wheels)
allen keys
don;t buy oneof those kits in a plastic box for 30 quid as the tool by and large are made of chocolate fwiw I would buy Park buy once and good stuff will last the diy mechanic years
yeah but is it any good? i.e the quality of the tools, I keep spotting these generic tool kits that are all the same apart from the name on the handle, they are most likly all made in the same factory in china
I have one of the Aldi/Lidl kits. It works fine, but some tools are better from Park - their cassette remover is made so that you can attach it with a QR skewer to stop it slipping out and so on.
They're not made out of high grade tool steel (I suspect much of the Park stuff isn't either), but that's not really relevant on a bike where the majority of stuff is very easy to undo and lightly torqued, certainly compared with stuff attached to the underside of a 20 year old car.
I'd recommend buying a decent set of keys (Bondhus or Wera) then go to the bike shop (or online) and buy the specialist bike tools that you need for your specific needs. Cheap tool sets are full of useless tools of dubious quality. Even better kits will have several items you'll never, ever use.
This is what you need........
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http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-workshop-tools/icetoolz-allen-key-set.html
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-workshop-tools/icetools-hollowtech-11-tools.html
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-workshop-tools/lifu-cassette-removing-kit.html
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-workshop-tools/icetoolz-chain-checker.html
http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-workshop-tools/icetoolz-rivet-extractor.html
£42.65, leaving enough change for a box to put it in. Only other thing you'll need is a Torx T25 driver for rotor bolts - available for a couple of quid on ebay or local hardware shop.
Just to echo what Three_Fish says, I find toolkits of any kinds invariably contain lots of items you never use. Buy what you need when you needed it. 🙂
personally, i'd buy the tools as you need them and buy the best you can afford, i've built up my collection over the years so have the right tools for the right jobs, i think that's better than having a load of tools you might not need and it allows you to pick and choose
ok so ditching the tool kit idea and just buying a BB tool, a crank tool (just buy the park tool one as it has both) and a chain checker as that what i need right now
i'll buy the rest when i need / afford them
oh and EVERY true man needs to own a hope disc mount facing tool
'tis a thing of such beauty (and of dubious actual use)
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/LifeLine_Workshop_Tool_Kit/5360031531/
This is a pretty good one, doesn't come with an internal BB tool or a T25 torq but it covers most jobs, the tools are of solid quality and it's not padded out with total crap like most are. The cable cutters and chain tool are head and shoulders above most cheaper kits, when new the cutters worked better than my Park ones and they restrung a lot of bikes before showing any wear. It used to be a lot cheaper though 🙁 At £40 when I got it, it was basically a no-brainer.
It's worth investing in decent allen keys, they're the tools you use most after all.
This
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/38/82f1/ice-toolz-essence-tool-kit.html
Has some good stuff in it but it's also full of rubbish to make it look like a bigger kit, monkey metal adhustable spanner and the likes.