Time for some tools........

stellamandude

Guys, need some advice as to which of these 2 tool kits to buy......

Specs of 1st kit..........

Puncture repair kit
Interchangeable phillips/flat screwdriver
Freewheel remover for Shimano cassette for use with 1/2" driver and 24mm spanner
Small screwdriver for derailleur adjustment
Chain Whip
Bottom bracket wrench
Bottom bracket wrench for Shimano Hollowtech II BB
Chainring nut wrench
Spoke wrench (0.127"/0.130"/0.136")
Cartridge bottom bracket tool (Shimano type and ISIS driver)
Shimano splined, oversized bottom bracket, from ISIS driver
2 steel hub-cone wrenches (13/14, 15/16mm)
15mm pedal wrench and 14x15mm box wrenches
Chain remover (suits Shimano HG/UG/VG)
Tyre lever set
"L" type T-25 wrench
2/2.5/3/4/5/6mm hex key wrench set
8mm hex wrench for crank arm removal & 1/2" adaptor for socket tools

Spec of 2nd kit.....

flat/ philips screwdriver YC-611
tire lever (black) YC-313
chain rivet extractor (YC-329)
adjustable wrench (YC-610)
hex key wrench 2/2.5/3/4/5/6mm (YC-613)
8mm/10mm spanner (YC-151-8-10)
lockring tool (YC-155)
8mm hex key wrench (YC-812L)
pedal remover (YC-156A)
freewheel turner (YC-501A)
B.B. cup tool (YC-157)
flat screwdriver (YC-612)
headset wrench 30/32/36/40mm (YC-153)
lockring remover (YC-126-1A)
hub cone spanner 13/14/15/16mm set of 2 pieces (YC-152)
cartridge B.B. tool (YC-26BB-1A)
patch kit (YC-123)
crank puller (YC-215CB)
spoke wrench 10G-15G (YC-8A)

Both kits are pretty much identical in price.
My bike is a Aspect 20, so which kit is a better option for routine maintenance ?

cooldad

Buy bits as you need them. One has a 'freewheel turner'? and a both have various BB tools - what parts are on your bike?

scale20

cooldad wrote:

Buy bits as you need them. One has a 'freewheel turner'? and a both have various BB tools - what parts are on your bike?

+1 to buying as you need it. have a look at what you need for your bike, I started off with buing the basics, a good set of hex keys and torx keys, screwdrivers from B&Q and so on. I then went on to buy tools as i needed them. If you can push to it buy a torque wrench.

Althoug Park stuff is nice it pretty expensive and the cheaper stuff like x tools from CRC are good enough for home mechanics.

jayson

As above, screwdrivers and allen keys can be had from the likes of B&Q but for all the other things i tend to buy Park Tools kit, its abit more expensive but you only have to buy them once thanks to the great quality unlike various other cheaper brands kit that has bent or even snapped after not much use.

My motto is 'buy cheap, buy it twice' so get the best first time and save yourself alot of hassle.

stellamandude

cooldad wrote:

Buy bits as you need them. One has a 'freewheel turner'? and a both have various BB tools - what parts are on your bike?

Here's a quick spec list of my bike............and yes I know the forks are crap

Frame: Aspect Alloy 6061 D.B. Performance geometry Integrated headtube

Fork: Suntour XCR with Lockout 100mm travel

Headset: Ritchey Logic OE integ

Stem: Scott Comp JD-ST57 A

Speed: 27

Front Mech: Shimano Alivio FD-M430 / 34.9mm

Rear Mech: Shimano Deore RD-M592 27 Speed

Chainset: Shimano FC-M430-8, silver 44Ax32x22 T

Bottom Bracket: Shimano BB-ES-25

Cassette: Shimano CS-HG50-9 11-32 T

Chain: Shimano CN-HG53

Front Brake: Shimano BR-M445 Hydr. Disc

Rear Brake: Shimano BR-M445 Hydr. Disc

Rims: Rigida Taurus 2000 32H Black

Front Hub: Shimano HB-RM 65-CL

Rear Hub: Shimano FH-RM 65-CL

I hear what your saying about buying the individual tools as I need them, I already have a vast selection of spanners, hex keys, torx bits and screwdrivers from over 20 years of buying stuff, I guess what I'm really after is the specialist tools I need for bottom bracket removal, my bike also has the spline type rotors, same tool for both of these ?
Chain whip would be handy also.

I just thought that one of the above kits would be a good starter kit to keep all the necessary tools in one place (ie in the house as that's where my bike lives and is worked on )

cooldad

BB is probably cartridge square taper, so tool for that.
Splined lockrings are normally the same as a cassette tool, but some like mine use a HTII BB tool.
Chain whip for cassette.
Hubs - cone spanners.

Time for you to do some homework - try the Parktools link on the bottom of Nicklouses sig for plenty 'how to' info, including tools you need.

supersonic

Go for the tool kits then add the parts you need - works out cheaper in the long run.

Something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Hand-Shi ... 45fe71dcfd

Has cone spanners, HT2 tool - might not have to add anything at all.

stellamandude

cooldad wrote:

BB is probably cartridge square taper, so tool for that.
Splined lockrings are normally the same as a cassette tool, but some like mine use a HTII BB tool.
Chain whip for cassette.
Hubs - cone spanners.

Time for you to do some homework - try the Parktools link on the bottom of Nicklouses sig for plenty 'how to' info, including tools you need.

I've spent many hours reading the "how to park guide", and have done plenty of homework reading up

I'm not a "hardcore rider", just use my bike for the commute to work and very light "off road" with the family, so a basic tool kit fits the bill IMO, if I get more serious about it I'll then look to invest in some better tools

supersonic

The basic tools work for me fine, and I was a mechanic with access to 'the best'. Some are not worth the extra.

stellamandude

supersonic wrote:

Go for the tool kits then add the parts you need - works out cheaper in the long run.

Something like this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bike-Hand-Shi ... 45fe71dcfd

Has cone spanners, HT2 tool - might not have to add anything at all.

Cheers buddy, that's the exact kit i was looking at