SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Since recently getting back into cycling, I need some more up to date tools. Back in the days when I rode bikes before, everything at the budget end had cottered cranks, most bikes had chains with a master link, and you could strip and rebuild them using ordinary household/car tools.
The MTB's I've recently acquired all have cotterless cranks, endless chains, and I can see me soon needing to get freewheel clusters off for cleaning/lubrication too. So I need some things now that I didn't need for working on the 1980's and older stuff I grew up riding.
Halfords are offering their Bikehut kit for £50. What I would like to know is is this a genuine reduction offer, or just creative price manipulation to make it seem like a special deal? i.e. put price up temporarily then reduce it again to make it look like a deal? Will this kit do what I need in respect of getting off Shimano freewheels and dismantling cotterless cranksets and BB's for regreasing the bearings? I don't want to spend silly money on pro-quality tools for what will probably end up being annual overhauls, but I don't want cheap rubbish that won't do the job either. I've got plenty of regular car type tools, it's bike-specific ones I'm out of date on.
The MTB's I've recently acquired all have cotterless cranks, endless chains, and I can see me soon needing to get freewheel clusters off for cleaning/lubrication too. So I need some things now that I didn't need for working on the 1980's and older stuff I grew up riding.
Halfords are offering their Bikehut kit for £50. What I would like to know is is this a genuine reduction offer, or just creative price manipulation to make it seem like a special deal? i.e. put price up temporarily then reduce it again to make it look like a deal? Will this kit do what I need in respect of getting off Shimano freewheels and dismantling cotterless cranksets and BB's for regreasing the bearings? I don't want to spend silly money on pro-quality tools for what will probably end up being annual overhauls, but I don't want cheap rubbish that won't do the job either. I've got plenty of regular car type tools, it's bike-specific ones I'm out of date on.