Whats in a tool kit...

[Zakalwe]

Never used a grease gun myself, oil bottles have a little drip test thing and grease gets smeared on with a finger. Torque wrenches depend on how much carbon you plan on bolting together, a cracked seat tube or steerer is all too easy and one that kind of thing snaps its game over. I've seen even an alloy bar that buckled on a ride like Uri Gellar's dinner set from an over tightened stem clamp. They aren't essential by any means, but my frame cost well over 2 grand and I'd rather err on the side of anal caution with a £30 torque wrench than junk it.

 

[vorsprung]

I think I need to get myself a good tool kit up and running.. I have seen many posts on the cost of a tool kits but none on what is in a tool kit..

What size if any sockets do you use?
What are the common size spanners you need? as I will buy some angled ratchet ones which I've heard mentioned in a post, do you need both?
Plus some roundhead allen keys look a good investment.
Tyre levers and puncture kit.
Chain lube, WD 40.. etc..
Obviously I will need some specialist tools but I dont know what as yet.. hopefully someone will guide me there..
So if you can add please do...

Cheers

On your sort of bike, a modern racing bike kind of thing I wouldn't use many sockets or spanner
You'll need cone spanners, 16/17/18mm as appropriate for your type of hubs
I have an enormous wrench which I can use on the cassette lock ring tool
I think everything else would be allen bolts or specialist tools


Specialist tools would be
cassette lock ring spline thing
bottom bracket tool, probably a hollowtech thing
wire cable cutter, a proper one
chain wear checker is nice to have, probably pays for itself if you get an extra chains wear out of a cassette

Other stuff you might use
A large container you can put degreaser in
A grease gun or injector
Electrical tape in the correct colour to match your bartape
A small pair of pliers for getting sharps out of tyres, pulling cables through tiny gaps etc
I seem to use a wooden mallet quite a lot...but maybe that's just me
some spare cable ends

I assume that fitting new headsets, difficult bearings into hubs etc would be done elsewhere

 

[Boon 51]

Never used a grease gun myself, oil bottles have a little drip test thing and grease gets smeared on with a finger. Torque wrenches depend on how much carbon you plan on bolting together, a cracked seat tube or steerer is all too easy and one that kind of thing snaps its game over. I've seen even an alloy bar that buckled on a ride like Uri Gellar's dinner set from an over tightened stem clamp. They aren't essential by any means, but my frame cost well over 2 grand and I'd rather err on the side of anal caution with a £30 torque wrench than junk it.

Ok.. understand the thinking so a torque wrench is on my shopping list... not too bothered about the money side of things as with the Blackbird .... if you need it get is my thinking.

 

[Boon 51]

On your sort of bike, a modern racing bike kind of thing I wouldn't use many sockets or spanner
You'll need cone spanners, 16/17/18mm as appropriate for your type of hubs
I have an enormous wrench which I can use on the cassette lock ring tool
I think everything else would be allen bolts or specialist tools


Specialist tools would be
cassette lock ring spline thing
bottom bracket tool, probably a hollowtech thing
wire cable cutter, a proper one
chain wear checker is nice to have, probably pays for itself if you get an extra chains wear out of a cassette

Other stuff you might use
A large container you can put degreaser in
A grease gun or injector
Electrical tape in the correct colour to match your bartape
A small pair of pliers for getting sharps out of tyres, pulling cables through tiny gaps etc
I seem to use a wooden mallet quite a lot...but maybe that's just me
some spare cable ends

I assume that fitting new headsets, difficult bearings into hubs etc would be done elsewhere

Just googled cone spanners too see what they were.. never seen them before.
Now a wrench, jaw type.
Do you use plain or toothed..

 

[vorsprung]

Just googled cone spanners too see what they were.. never seen them before.
Now a wrench, jaw type.
Do you use plain or toothed..

Doesn't make any difference, it's just for gripping the cassette lock ring remover

Another couple of "other stuff" items: a couple of long pieces of pipe to add extra leverage onto tools

 

[Zakalwe]

Oh yes, if you plan on running any newer Campagnolo things you'l need a couple of torx keys, T25 for everything except the chainring bolts which are T30.

 

[Boon 51]

Oh yes, if you plan on running any newer Campagnolo things you'l need a couple of torx keys, T25 for everything except the chainring bolts which are T30.

Thats handy as I saw the T25 and the T30 being sold seperately..

 

[Boon 51]

In my instruction book it says that I need M4, M5, M6, most of the time with M8, M10, and M14 also.. are these allen keys or cone spanners or both?

 

[Zakalwe]

I'd wager that they're Allen sizes. A quick google for M8 wrench brings up a hex key which is the same thing.

 

[Zakalwe]

What bike and components are you working on by the way?

 

[Boon 51]

Its a Giant TCR 1 with Altegra 105 components.

 

[RhythMick]

I have both the Crank brothers and the Park multitools and although I like both I prefer the Cranks.

 

[Boon 51]

Just had a good look over the bike and apart from the pedals I can't see any use for spanners at all, everything seems too be allen key so I might have to get an allen key socket set just for the torque wrench?

 

[Zakalwe]

Yup, the only spanner you'll need often is a pedal spanner, you might have use for one on the brakes though - on the side where your actual brake is there's a flattened off bolt, it's handy to spanner that while Allen keying the bolt on the rear.

Is your BB a press fit on the TCR 1?

 

[Boon 51]

Yup, the only spanner you'll need often is a pedal spanner, you might have use for one on the brakes though - on the side where your actual brake is there's a flattened off bolt, it's handy to spanner that while Allen keying the bolt on the rear.

Is your BB a press fit on the TCR 1?

I think I've got your question right... The brakes pressed on the middle of the frame and on the right hand side there is an allen key screw with a nut on the end that holds the three parts of the brake together.. so your are right with the flattened bolt..
Hope that makes sense..