Recommend me a toolkit

[vickster]

now I never thought I'd ask this..but with the impending bike transplants...I could do with a decentish toolkit. I have Allen keys, some anti seize grease and I've bought a workstand but that's about it. I guess I'll need a torq wrench thingy, a cassette tool thingy, a chain breaker thingy and some spanner thingies

I've got a birthday coming up, going to ask my brother to get it, budget say £30-50 odd

Cheers

 

[Slioch]

Have a look at the toolkits PlanetX do. Here.

 

[vickster]

Cheers, this looks like it should do the job

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJW41PCTK/jobsworth-pro-41pc-swap-shop

 

[Slioch]

 

[vickster]

How does this compare? With various discounts it'll end up cheaper and I don't have to wait for the postman

http://www.halfords.com/cycling/tools-maintenance/tools/halfords-essential-bike-tool-kit

I am not sure it has the torque tool, I'm feeble anyhow so I'm not sure there's much risk of me over tightening stuff

 

[Roadrider48]

Quite good quality for the price the PX kit. I have one myself.

 

[Falco Frank]

Halfords have odd 10 & 20% discount flash sales during the day, sadly posted the day before or ON THE DAY, worth signing up for the newsletters for info.

 

[vickster]

They have 15% off right now, plus 5% quidco and potentially British cycling 10% off too

But if the PX kit is better, I'd go for that. Not that I will ever use the puncture repair kit!

 

[Slioch]

@vickster - I don't think either of the Halfords or PlanetX toolkits include a torque wrench. You would need to buy one of those separately, as they can be a bit pricey. There's a recent thread here.

 

[Falco Frank]

This px one looks VERY GOOD:

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJW30PCTK/jobsworth-pro-workshop-quality-30pc-tool-kit

Ive paid this price JUST for a cable cutter never mind a full kit

 

[winjim]

Vickster buying tools? This has to be a portent of the impending apocalypse.

 

[vickster]

Well indeed...my next post will be asking how to use them...or more likely who wants to do my bike transplantation for £50 cash

@Falco Frank that looks far too heavy weight.

I'm tempted to just get the halfords one, unless the PX one is much better

 

[Roadrider48]

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/TOJWMTWS/jobsworth-pro-torque-wrench-set
I bought this one about a year ago. Again, decent quality for the money.

 

[vickster]

@vickster - I don't think either of the Halfords or PlanetX toolkits include a torque wrench. You would need to buy one of those separately, as they can be a bit pricey. There's a recent thread here.

What does this mean then? If not that. From the PX one

• Long 8mm hex key with torque and screwdriver attachments

 

[User33236]

Well indeed...my next post will be asking how to use them...or more likely who wants to do my bike transplantation for £50 cash

@Falco Frank that looks far too heavy weight.

I'm tempted to just get the halfords one, unless the PX one is much better

What components are you moving over? The Halfords one, for example, does not appear to include a tool that will fit the BB on the RT-58.