Jobsworth toolkit off Planet X

Cycloslalomeur

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/TOJ ... dium=email

Thoughts? Alternatives? This would be a Xmas prezzy for my father-in-law. I have Cyclus tools myself. Before you ask, no, I'm not THAT good a son-in-law.

jordan_217

That looks exactly the same as the 'Bike Hand' one I bought from Merlins, rebranded obviously. The PX one is £5 cheaper.

I've had mine 2 years now and it's served me well. I overhauled/rebuilt 2 bikes with it and also use it for regular servicing and fettling. The kit doesn't include wire cutters which is a shame but you can pick up a set of decent, home use ones for £15-20. So that's his b'day pressie sorted for next year!

schweiz

As a basic 'starter' tool kit for a home mechanic it will be perfect.

I have something similar and the cassette tool, chain whip, pedal spanner, cone spanners etc. are all perfectly good enough for home use where they are used a few times a year and the investment in workshop quality tools isn't worth it.

I don't use out of the set are the allen keys and the screwdriver as I have good quality sets of both and the tolerances are much closer and reduce the risk of damaging bolt/screw heads.* I also prefer park tools spoke keys as I build wheels rather than just true them every once in a while.

The rest of my bike tool kit is a mix of park, kmc, ice and shimano tools.

*That being said, you can have the best tools in the world but if screw or bolt is cheaply made, you'll still have problems

Cycloslalomeur

Thanks for the advice.

jameses

Much as the others have said, it's a decent set of basic tools. Not the best quality, but more than enough to get you started without spending a fortune. I've trued wheels and pretty much replaced an entire groupset (minus chainset) with these.