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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    edited February 2010
    It is a Park tool, it is precision made, it is of workshop quality, it will probably do hundreds of BB's, its not a job that you want to take risks with (especially if you are doing this for your business).

    I have seen a Cyclus one for around £100 - Dotbike I think.

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  • grahamg123
    grahamg123 Posts: 65
    aimed at frame builders or bike shops to cut/repair the bottom bracket shell...possibly? i'm sure someone who knows for certain will be along shortly.
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  • Chaz.Harding
    Chaz.Harding Posts: 3,144
    Because it's bike workshop-grade quality.

    Look at any tool. If it's professional (and by professional I mean used at workshops in a heavy-duty application) quality, then it will expensive.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    the cutters are the expensive bit.
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  • badly_dubbed
    badly_dubbed Posts: 1,350
    i know PT are renowned for quality etc

    but 600 quid for whats basically a tap kit lol

    suppose if i were a bike shop id make my money back with it...
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  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    here is the £100 cyclus one.

    To be honest, I would have to do this task 7 to 10 times to make even the purchase of the Cyclus one worthwhile (my LBS will charge £10-£15) and that would only happen, possibly, in my whole cycling lifetime.
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    oh, and the Cyclus one just does the facing, doesn't tap the thread, though the tap is probably an optional attachment.
  • Danlube
    Danlube Posts: 454
    It's a precision tool designed for professional mechanics, as the tool is a 'trade' tool I'm guessing it cant really be priced cheaper than trade value of the tool. If it was suppliers to bike shops within the bike industry would lose out, bike shops would just buy elsewhere (here) all about license/contract deals, confusing stuff really. I think?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    alfablue wrote:
    oh, and the Cyclus one just does the facing, doesn't tap the thread, though the tap is probably an optional attachment.

    separate additional tool.
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  • jedi_master
    jedi_master Posts: 888
    Icetoolz do one that does both facing and tapping for about £160. http://www.dotbike.com/ProductsP7444.as ... aign%3dDDI

    With the park one like most thing you are also paying partly for the name and the fact its made in the usa is probably reflected in the price. Like items made in the UK tend to cost more as well. Plus like bigchazrocks said it's a professional/specialist tool which generally all ways cost more, it's the same with cars, construction, etc.
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    Yes, it's expensive, but in a professional workshop it'll pay for itself.
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  • ratty2k
    ratty2k Posts: 3,872
    Still expensive for what it is, we have taps for doing tanker hoses, and the 2 1/2" Tap was under £300...
    Paying for the name, and as not too many folks make "bike specific" tool, they can charge what they like.
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  • *AL*
    *AL* Posts: 1,185
    ratty2k wrote:
    not too many folks make "bike specific" tool, they can charge what they like.

    In a nutshell..........
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    They're not that expensive at trade, but they're not sold in large quantities, so they charge a lot for them because there are a few idiots who will buy them.
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