[Closed] Tool Kits

The x-tools one has the stuff you want for a modern bike. People will arrive soon to tell you that they're made of cheese, buy Park etc. but I have a very similar kit and it's fine.

I've always just bought tools as and when I needed them. I bought high quality ones. That way, I spread out the cost of buying good ones over many years, and now have a fairly comprehensive set of high quality tools.

You could always lend some to your mate?

cheers guys, i dont have tools either to lend him or i gladly would, cant see the ice toolz or x tools ones in stock cheaper anywhere though...anymore different branded ones like this anywhere?

Some X-tools stuff is great value some not - The really expensive Park Tools kit I don't but and get the X-Tools stuff i.e. headset press etc but Tools less than £20 I usually but Park Tools.

If you want to but a full kit up front (not necc in my view) then try the Merlin deal?

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-workshop-tools/park-home-mechanic-starter-kit.html

However a chain whip, BB tool, lock ring tool etc are NOT in it!!

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The Ice Tools kit is pretty good value for money and if you break things you can replace them with better ones bit by bit?

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http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/38/82f1/ice-toolz-essence-tool-kit.html

yeah cheers foxy, thinking the icetoolz one looks better for him, it has all the bits and bobs for cassettes and BB's etc, anything more technical and i think it would be a shop job anyways....

the ice toolz one seems to be out of stock everywhere, for a cheaper price...will try email ukstore see if its coming in stock....

Have found the £20 tool kit is not bad from Lidl Some tools have died, the ones you want haven;t Includes a Shimano bottom bracket tool and a Shimano Cassette Tool as well, which was used to fit a Shimano Megarange Cassette on my Land rover mtb recently