Show me your Tools…..

[ren531]

My home made spoke thread rolling tool , apart from the cutter head obviously.

 

[silva]

My home made crank puller:

HMMMPF!

 

[KneesUp]

My entire tool kit. Precision instuments all.

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There is basically this entire set in my local charity shop at the moment. Clearly some skilled worker has retired to the great workshop in the sky.

 

[FrankCrank]

My home made crank puller:

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HMMMPF!

Was that an 'angle grinder meets crank' encounter

 

[silva]

Was that an 'angle grinder meets crank' encounter

No it was a handsaw, sawing easy alu till hard steel encounter, then hammer and chisel to split it open. Didn't happen in 5 min.

 

[rydabent]

Mechanical Engineer by trade. So always loved the Tools of the trade. My home stuff is mostly Halfords Advanced Brand. Sensibly priced and does the job with no fuss. Guaranteed. Literally…..

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BUT: I do lack many cycling tools. As I come across tasks: I’ll try to buy tools to have a go at maintaining myself. Especially if those tools are generic. More specific stuff - I happily let my LBS do.

So all I really have so far that’s Bicycle specific is:

Pedal Spanner
Brake Disc tweaking tool
Chain Splitter
Flush fit cutters
Brake Pad / Disc setting shim
Decent Cable cutters
Chain Stretch Gauge
Cone Spanner’s
Spoke Tool

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What about you ? What do you fettle your equipment with / what Cycle specific tools do you own ?

The best advice for someone that can do their own work on a bike is--------------------buy all the common tools from the local hardware store. Buying common tools with a bike tool Co name on them is a waste of money. Only buy the specialized tools for bikes, from a bike tool company.