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My set of Halfords allen keys. They were actually pretty expensive, same kind of quality as Park but they've been going strong for years with no rounded bolts.
The one tool I'd never be without is a track pump.
silver pigeons is a cable puller?
useful for people with one arm, MAYBE?
can someone name ONE thing a pillar drill could be used for RE bikes please?
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what a tool!
Olly, it's not a pillar drill 😉
Pedros Star-Nut tool. Whop, and it's in.
4/5/6mm triple allen key spidery thing. Gets used so much more than everything else. Love it even more considering it's the free MBUK one from years ago and it's out lasted several other allen keys I've bought which have then rounded off.
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A decent set of cable cutters. Its almost fun to replace cables with them.
The only other one was after 1 hour of brutal struggling trying to get an excessively worn shock bush out, Vortex from these parts invited me over to watch him use his shock bush tool and a vice. It made the job ludicrously easy.
My faves have to be my Pamir Engineering Hyper cracker and Shimano cable cutters.
So easy after years of swearing with pliers and anything else that might but metal cables.
I do enjoy a good bit of ratchet action.
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Is that for facing IS brake mounts?
grumm asked
about the Pedro's garlic press thingy.What does it do?
The Pedro’s cable puller applies the desired amount of tension on cables tight while tightening pinch bolts. Locking lever holds the cable tight while using both hands to perform other operations.
the one that set me off down the "right tool for the job" path was definitely a pedal spanner. Struggled for ages trying to change some pedals without, took a quick drive to the LBS, got a pedal spanner and "saw the light" when the pedal came off in seconds.
I always liked the Morning Star Freehub buddy but you don't get much call for them these days.