My take is almost the opposite, everyone that bought a cheap kit had to replace shit. Those who bought quality as needed end up with a good tool kit over time of things they actually use.Start off with a budget tool set and upgrade the most used parts with quality versions.
Amateur.....I find it's more about technique. Wheels off with tyres on and wedged between you legs standing up. chain whip on and then a long handle for the casette tool (I use one with the 1/4" attachment). I also have a perdos and legit it's better though.
I'm not interested unless it's purple anodised. Shit. 2/10.Why look at that, it’s a $260 titanium hammer
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That's funny I hate the Feedback one. I love the clamp on it but I hate the 3 legs. I had one of those cheap $90 jobs for a few years and to be honest it was more stable. The clamp sucked terribly, you couldn't get it tight and it would never hold the bike level if needed which the feedback does really well. I also like the quick release on the Feedback but I can't get past the instability of the thing. I think I'm gonna sell it and buy a Parktool jobby with 4 legs. Alternatively I might wall mount one.so I got a Feedback one, for the money I like it more than the Park PCS which a mate has and I've used a fair bit.
I'm not interested unless it's purple anodised. Shit. 2/10.
How so mate? I bought all my stuff individually and agreed it's more expensive than a lot of these kits but it didn't cost me the GDP of Kreplakistan either. And good tools don't just have to be used on your bikes. I've got loads of things I work on that require better tolerances or stronger tools. I learnt the hard way having spent hours trying to remove threaded or rounded out bolts because I used something that wasn't up to the job that cheap tools cost more than just dollars.Buying individual quality tools is a false economy unfortunately
Yeah you're talking tools in general, which I agree. But I was referring to buying one of those cheap kits. Surprisingly most of the stuff works really well. Sure not as nice and if you are building a bike a week, then I will probably wear out very fast. But for the average hack enthusiast, it's more than enough and makes a lot more sense to upgrade as you go rather than go all in at once.How so mate? I bought all my stuff individually and agreed it's more expensive than a lot of these kits but it didn't cost me the GDP of Kreplakistan either. And good tools don't just have to be used on your bikes. I've got loads of things I work on that require better tolerances or stronger tools. I learnt the hard way having spent hours trying to remove threaded or rounded out bolts because I used something that wasn't up to the job that cheap tools cost more than just dollars.
You wouldn't believe how much I lost my shit when I had a full set of nice spanners but needed a cone spanner. That thing cost $13 but has only even been used once - some obscure size that wasn't in the kit to remove a wheel assembly!spanners
That is bike specific unless you take a grinder to a spanner.You wouldn't believe how much I lost my shit when I had a full set of nice spanners but needed a cone spanner. That thing cost $13 but has only even been used once - some obscure size that wasn't in the kit to remove a wheel assembly!
Have a search, this has been done to death. Searching will also bring up lots of other threads about tools too.Can someone point me to one of the decent bike stands that don't cost loads?
Yes you have to position the legs properly, but compared to the two leg Park one which can fall over backwards pretty easy when no bike is in it and snap the winder which happened to my mates one it works for me. Luckily a shit old crank arm he had lying around was a good fit to replace the winder.That's funny I hate the Feedback one. I love the clamp on it but I hate the 3 legs. I had one of those cheap $90 jobs for a few years and to be honest it was more stable. The clamp sucked terribly, you couldn't get it tight and it would never hold the bike level if needed which the feedback does really well. I also like the quick release on the Feedback but I can't get past the instability of the thing. I think I'm gonna sell it and buy a Parktool jobby with 4 legs. Alternatively I might wall mount one.
Yeah that's a dumb design too.but compared to the two leg Park one which can fall over backwards pretty easy when no bike is in it
There’s literally a link in my post above.Can someone point me to one of the decent bike stands that don't cost loads?
Haha. Triflow and a hint of pedros citrus degreaser.and every bike workshop should smell of TriFlow...even if you don't use it or prefer a different product, you should squirt some of this into the work bench and flooring to give that authentic aroma