What allen keys?

oodboo

As the title says really.

I've decided I need to get myself some decent allen keys after using the free ones off the front of magazines for too long. I've been looking at these but can't decide:
Park - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=17507
Pedros - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=13808
Or are this type better - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=13245

Thanks

1mancity2

I've had a set of park ones for over 15years and they are still perfect, not rounded etc. Pedros are supposed to be very good quality as well so both would serve you well.

rockmonkeysc

How about these:
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PI ... fAodEx2HOg
I have had a set for years and they are excellent. I only buy bike specific tools like bottom bracket wrenches etc from Park, everything else is no better than any other quality tool manufacturer but is more expensive.

oodboo

RockmonkeySC wrote:

How about these:
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PI ... fAodEx2HOg
I have had a set for years and they are excellent. I only buy bike specific tools like bottom bracket wrenches etc from Park, everything else is no better than any other quality tool manufacturer but is more expensive.

I'm kind of put off draper by all the draper tools in asda. Do they have a cheapo range for supermarkets and a quality range for people who will use them?

nicklouse

i have two Park 3 way allen keys and a set of Teng ball end allen keys and a full set of bits for the torque wrench.

1mancity2

oodboo wrote:

RockmonkeySC wrote:

How about these:
http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PI ... fAodEx2HOg
I have had a set for years and they are excellent. I only buy bike specific tools like bottom bracket wrenches etc from Park, everything else is no better than any other quality tool manufacturer but is more expensive.

I'm kind of put off draper by all the draper tools in asda. Do they have a cheapo range for supermarkets and a quality range for people who will use them?

Yes they have a proffesional range and a budget range.

oodboo

nicklouse wrote:

i have two Park 3 way allen keys and a set of Teng ball end allen keys and a full set of bits for the torque wrench.

Lovely.

Bishbosh10

I wouldn't buy a set of plain allen keys, I would go for a set with a handle - much more control in my opinion. Something like these:

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/130601699290?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&adtype=pla

or if you want to go up market:

http://www.teng.co.uk/510504-teng-tools-4.0mm-ball-point-t-handle-wrench_1786_pd.asp

stubs

Anything by Bondhus or Wiha. I have a set of Bondhus allen keys that must be almost 30 years old and got used at work virtually every day for 20 of those years. They dont get used a lot these days because they are plain ended and I prefer my Wiha ball ended ones but 30 years and still in good nick cant be bad. Park used to be top quality but some of there kit is looking a little cheap these days I think corners are being cut.

If you cant afford Bondhus, Wiha or Park try the Halfords pro ones but make sure they are the pro the cheaper ones are made out of cast lead and will look like a Curly Wurly the first time you put some beef behind them

freezing77

oodboo wrote:

As the title says really.

I've decided I need to get myself some decent allen keys after using the free ones off the front of magazines for too long. I've been looking at these but can't decide:
Park - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=17507
Pedros - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=13808
Or are this type better - http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=13245

Thanks

Bondhus, the inventor of ball ended hex keys
http://www.directindustry.com/prod/bondhus/ball-end-allen-keys-53147-353808.html

http://www.amazon.co.uk/BONDHUS-Ball-Metric-Piece-Keys/dp/B0062MFTY2

YeehaaMcgee

stubs wrote:

Anything by Bondhus

^^Very this.
Bondhus, preferably, or Halfords Professional.
Or if you've got some fat stacks, go for Snapon.

oodboo

Ordered a set of bondhus allen keys. Thanks for the input.