On the scout for ready made toolboxes, so please no suggestions of building your own;
so out of these:
[url= http://www.parktool.com/product/professional-travel-and-event-kit-ek-1 ]Park EK-1[/url]
[url= http://pedros.com/products/tools/tool-kits-and-sets/master-tool-kit-3-0/ ]Pedros Master 3.0[/url]
or
[url= http://www.topeak.com/products/Homeshop-Tools/prepstation ]Topeak Prepstation[/url]
what would you get? is there anything else I should be looking at?
also out of:
[url= http://www.parktool.com/product/advanced-mechanic-tool-kit-ak-38 ]Park AK-38[/url]
or
[url= http://www.bike-discount.de/shop/a61282/tool-box.html?lg=en&cr=GBP&cn=gb&gclid=CLCmxuedy7oCFRMctAodwxsAZQ ]Birzman tool kit[/url]
what would be better?
any experience of any/all of them?
Thanks in advance.
I have Used EK-1 and own Pedros master 3.
And I glad I got Pedros, just seam to be a better lay out, has room for more tools and I think comes with more tools to start with, does EK-1 haver cable cutters?
If you moving around fixing I would get Park EK-1 or Pedros as they easy to carry and open out on a bench well and you don't have to go looking digging to much to find the tool you need.
I do have Park tools as well and are good tools.
I would get a tool kit that has room for other tools as well.
It depends on the prices (which I can't be bothered to find), but I'd probably go for the Pedros as it has more tools and a less 'gimmicky' looking box, which (in my experience) means it's less likely to break. I have a mix of tools and the pedros stuff seems just as good as the Park (in my limited opinion), but is cheaper.
I would get a tool kit that has room for other tools as well.
+1 as whichever you go for there will be additional specialist tools you'll want/need in the future.
does EK-1 haver cable cutters?
There are some shown in the picture (above tape measure / chain splitter).
Park EK-1 SRP - £549.99
Pedros Master SRP - £899.99
So it's hardly surprising the master has a fair few more tools.
A closer Park equivalent to the master would be the Park PK-65, which drops the box but has a wider range of the more serious tools (headset press, crown race setter etc).
All three are great options really, depends on budget and whether you'll be using a stationary workshop or lugging them around as to which will suit your needs better.
lugging round for those three, the other two are for workstations.