budjet tool kit

kopite1979

im looking for a budjet tool kit ( i did see one on here in the bargain spotting section with a big tool box but cant find it ). basically just want the essential tools for maintanence which aren`t going to buckle under the first bit of pressure. as my fettling skills progress, then i will start to upgrade the tools one by one

RealMan

I got this when it was a bit cheaper. Didn't expect much, but its pretty dam good.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/LifeL ... 360031531/

or you could get the bigger version

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/LifeL ... 360031530/

Northwind

You didn't say what your budget is, but the little lifeline one in the briefcase is ***-hot... Tools are all good enough, even the cable cutters last decently. It's not top quality, no Pedros or Park but then most of us don't need that. Stupidly you don't get a T25 torq key for disc bolts, and more understandably no internal BB tool, and it's worth upgrading the allen keys too (you'll NEVER regret buying good allen keys, they last forever and the first time you strip out a bolt head with a cheap allen key you'll know why)

Not cheap, but stunning value IMO. I'm used to nice tools, Teng and Brittool, so trying to use my mate's Revolution toolkit is just not nice, they're cheap and they feel cheap, monkey metal and jaggy handles. And that kit's only about £5 less.

kopite1979

i was thinking 30-40 quid, just something to learn with and teach myself, if its not for me ive only lost 30-40 quid

supersonic

Halfords do that generic set for £25

Northwind

This is OK...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Icetoolz-Essence- ... 286.c0.m14

Lets call it "barely adequate". I reckon if you do find it works for you, you'll end up wanting better though so it may not be a great long term buy. No cone spanners and the adjustable spanner's horrible, it's the default far eastern crap you get from Homebase, only good for straightening brake discs. Which ironically, it's ace at.

It's actually slightly better pitched at entry level bikes, mind, since it's got an internal BB tool, and quite a nice one at that- I use the same one myself.

But I wouldn't recommend it myself, the Lifeline one's only an extra tenner after all and it'll potentially do you a long time.

rockhopper353

Just purchased this one from Merlin, I had a good look round first and this kit seemed pretty decent and a good price.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-w ... olkit.html

supertwisted

rockhopper353 wrote:

Just purchased this one from Merlin, I had a good look round first and this kit seemed pretty decent and a good price.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-w ... olkit.html

Snap. Already got some decent allen keys and other bits, but needed a few things. Priced them up seperately and it quickly became apparent it was cheaper to buy the whole toolkit and get a load of extra tools into the bargain.

Everything seems fairly adequate. If I were building several bikes a day I'd not expect it to last, but as a home mechanic it'll do me just fine.

kopite1979

rockhopper353 wrote:

Just purchased this one from Merlin, I had a good look round first and this kit seemed pretty decent and a good price.

http://www.merlincycles.co.uk/bicycle-w ... olkit.html

looks good i`ll bare that in mind