SlowManiac
Likes Bikes and Dirt
My Feedback Sports Pro Elite work stand - best bit of kit ever!
The Tool Thread
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ianganderton
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Ha ha ha that’s a shit ton of allenkeys. Funny that there isn’t any of the one you need though. Typical~30 years of collecting tools so far.
A glance at the Allen key collection gives you a hint as to the extent. And these are just the sets I could put back together complete.
Only this morning, couldn't find a god damned 3mm Allen key.
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Daniel Hale
She fid, he fid, I fidn't
oops forgot my fav tool at present is a chain link plier -only $10 -i ahve trouble with sram links https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Bicycle...275724&hash=item238f848647:g:yHkAAOSwgYVZ1y~N
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steve jobs' pancreas
Eats Squid
Aldi bike stand.
If it weren't for Aldi I wouldn't have one.
If it weren't for Aldi I wouldn't have one.
Oddjob
Merry fucking Xmas to you assholes
Get the Bahco kits instead. Cheaper and better.
https://www.totaltools.com.au/92165...GvczaKyDpdD5zeihzeiZNEN4v2d-iyy0aAsAOEALw_wcB
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ForkinGreat
Knows his Brassica oleracea
Bondhus allen keys, Pedros Vise cassette pliers - banish those chunting chain whips straight to hell.
Park tool bike stand, Ice tools, x-tools, and a mix of other stuff like cable cutters, cable stretchers, torque wrench etc etc
Park tool bike stand, Ice tools, x-tools, and a mix of other stuff like cable cutters, cable stretchers, torque wrench etc etc
link1896
Mr Greenfield
Best bike specific torque wrench I own for bike usage is this digital Bike Hand one. 200 bucks from cycling deal.
1.25-25Nm, a quick check with a few known weights at a known distance with the 1/4" drive head clamped in a vice shows 1-2% variation off reported values, more then suitable in my mind. Beeps and vibrates when it hits the torque target. Really handy, it works in both directions, so shows peak torque when undoing bolts, really nice to see where things were.
1.25-25Nm, a quick check with a few known weights at a known distance with the 1/4" drive head clamped in a vice shows 1-2% variation off reported values, more then suitable in my mind. Beeps and vibrates when it hits the torque target. Really handy, it works in both directions, so shows peak torque when undoing bolts, really nice to see where things were.
Boom King
downloaded a pic of moorey's bruised arse
+1 for the Wera, they are awesome. Look great, feel great, are great.
John U
MTB Precision
Id only gathered a few bike tools when I decided to go for the Park PK63 about 10 years ago. Wasn’t cheap. It has more than paid for itself now.
With more tools you’ll find you’ll be doing more of the work yourself.
I think today’s equivalent is the pk3.
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Miguel75
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I love good tools and am really thinking of dropping some cash on a few Abbey Bike tools... I'm looking to get the crombie, chain whip and HAG... and a few extra bits. I know they're expensive though I figure a good tool will last. And I like the look of them.
Does anyone find a JIS screwdriver better than a standard PH? I think it works better when adjusting derailleur limit screws though maybe its just me...
Does anyone find a JIS screwdriver better than a standard PH? I think it works better when adjusting derailleur limit screws though maybe its just me...
c3024446
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It took 2.5 years but this has all now been paid for by other people, and given me a decent pocket money surplus.....
Tools I'm most impressed by:
RWC Fork seal drivers - wow they work well
TS4 truing stand
PRS-3.2-2 repair stand (not shown)
Pretty much anything Park tool make is perfect. Some tools I have a cheapies since they rarely get used, but once I break one, I get the Park version.
Unior Bearing press kit
Topeak 4-80NM digital torque wrench
Not sure of the name but there are some aluminium fork spanners I got for like $50, use them instead of chamferless sockets
Ones I don't like
- The shimano bleed funnel - Keep having to replace due to the flimsy threads stripping
- Rockshox 'official" fork seal drivers - just not helpful at all
- Cheap multi-use circlip pliers (never again)
- My Xtools truing stand - worked ok if you didn't have the tyre on the rim.
bear the bear
Is a real bear
Park do a version of the Crombie which is cheaper, the FR-5H, unless you are after the double sided version?
Also I have a set of CP-1 cassette pliers, they are much better than a chain whip.
Sheeit......!
It took 2.5 years but this has all now been paid for by other people, and given me a decent pocket money surplus.....
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Are these the top cap spammers you have?
http://www.lunarbikes.com/tools.htm
Nice collection and work bench, something to aspire too!
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
That is niiice.
Ultra Lord
Hurts. Requires Money. And is nerdy.
bondhus allen keys....... a couple have twisted pretty bad, and some have had to meet the bench grinder to grind away the rounded ends....... but they still work. I used to love the CRC $8 sets from konnect, but they stopped stocking them. I have some JBS t handled ones too but the handles are annoying so they don't get much of a go. I also tend to grind the balls off any hex key that comes my way, except the one for the bottle cage. I've had to retrieve 4 of the fuckers from cap head bolts once they've been snapped off, not worth the hassle imo.
The tools I'm most stoked on is my 1/2 drive repco socket set, complete with meter long breaker bar. It only gets used on the bike to remove fork caps, but damn i love me that socket set.
also the JBS 1/2" and 3/8" sets I have in the workshop are also pretty good, no plastic on the handles and solid. They've lasted 4 years as the workshop set, been covered in shit/paint/grease/submerged in water and keep on truckin.
My favourite tool though is my 1.5kg JBS hammer. God I love that thing. the paints gone, the handle is startin to split, but she still hits as hard as she did when I first got her.
pic's to come when I can finally get to the car
Not much of that is bike specific, but bike specific tools are pretty crap quality most of the time I've found. Park aren't all that, though the price tries to tell otherwise.
The tools I'm most stoked on is my 1/2 drive repco socket set, complete with meter long breaker bar. It only gets used on the bike to remove fork caps, but damn i love me that socket set.
also the JBS 1/2" and 3/8" sets I have in the workshop are also pretty good, no plastic on the handles and solid. They've lasted 4 years as the workshop set, been covered in shit/paint/grease/submerged in water and keep on truckin.
My favourite tool though is my 1.5kg JBS hammer. God I love that thing. the paints gone, the handle is startin to split, but she still hits as hard as she did when I first got her.
pic's to come when I can finally get to the car
Not much of that is bike specific, but bike specific tools are pretty crap quality most of the time I've found. Park aren't all that, though the price tries to tell otherwise.
clockworked
Like an orange
my two favourite tools are the topeak ratchet rocket for on the bike adjustments, and my knipex pliers wrench.
They both get used much more than anything else
They both get used much more than anything else