NOT Building a Bicycle Tool Kit: Unboxing the Unior Pro Kit 

As you know good mechanics always add and customise their tool boxes, only novices think they have everything they need in a pro toolbox Welcome back thanks for the video

Thank you for going over this "kit" it's not anywhere near what I'd choose. And that's the problem wit "kits" they're going to have some useful tools and some "what were they thinking" tools. The "tool pyramid" is a good way to go in my estimation.

The analogue caliper can be just as precise as if not more accurate than a digital caliper, it's just a little more difficult to read. And the small hex keys have their use in low-torque, hard-to-reach places such as bottle cages on full suspension bikes.

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The Ric Flair woooo, is what kept me watching

I wonder why the screwdrivers and pliers are all 1000 V rated insulated. Are they thinking people need that for e-bikes, or did they just like that style of handle? I agree that it's nice to have analog calipers. On the rare occasion that you need better precision, the Vernier scale feature on those lets you read to the same precision as a typical digital calipers.

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For those not aware, that hammer is called a "Dead Blow" hammer.

Great unboxing, actually I like this set. I have some unior tools and this red yellow handles are insulated for use in electrical work. I have the brake rotor truing tool but with blue handles, and a chain wear check tool with a dial for more precise work. I don't have a kit, I bought the tools separately. Unior produces special cone wrenches, similar with the rotor truing tool in this set. For cable cutting I use the knipex wire rope cutter and crimper, is one of the best. I like the box, nice and solid. The hex keys are decent, but I prefer the ones from wera with the hex plus profile and holding function on the ball end. Another tool that is missing from this set is a torque wrench, which I use a lot,especially on bikes. But there is enough space in the box. 👍👍👍👍

Unior make park tools look like really second rate junk, and everything bar that box and their torque wrenches are made in Slovenia, they even print their own packaging

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I hammered out the prong on my lock ring tool so I could use it on suspension, then I needed another one anyways because it wasn't deep enough to fit over the hub and get a center lock disk rotor off.

I bought my AXS cassette wrench with a red handle to differentiate 11s and 12s AXS. Not sure if Shimano 12s needs one but I haven't seen one offered yet. I also have the cassette lock ring wrench and it's been very enjoyable to use both wrenches to remove cassettes. On top of that I have a few of their more specialised tools for thread cutting, chasing and facing, deraileur alignment etc, that's where they shine compared to others, in my opinion. But I have been considering a cable cutter as well, the Icetoolz one I have at the moment is rated for cuttinng spokes and in a pinch I had to use it but half the jaw broke off, still works as a cable cutter but I'm slightly dissapointed with it.

You had me at Rick Flair.😉Thx for the content!

Good stuff as always

I have a few Unior tools, and they're great quality. Like another commenter, though, I'm puzzled as to why Unior has supplied VDE electrician's screwdrivers and pliers with this kit, colour-coded all the other tools to match, and not supplied a Phillips #2 or a JIS #2. It would have been nice if they threw in a proper ratchet wrench instead of that fixed 1/2" drive tool. Nice box, though.

I feel something like this would be more a gift for a teenager(Just get a white sharpey and put a *_J_* infront of Unior on the outside of the box), just getting hands on something that feels a bit substantial, and this is a good starting point. You'll feel a bit more adult with a good solid box and I just feel it would motivate them to start fixing things on their own. Of course people of any age can use these tools, so I'm more referring to the kit side of this, and most would not need a portable kit. At least I personally hand pick every tool I got and that is the better route, if you are passionate enough. Tools are half the job, and when you want to use them there's just no better feeling than that. Tools are an investment, and I do recommend getting tools *_before_* you need them, because if something breaks and you don't have the tools and/or part(s) it is just too easy to put it on the backburner. When you do got tools at hand, there is just no excuse and that's how I like it. An excuse to do something constructive.

Your issues with digital calipers are because you buy cheap ones, get a Mitutoyo. Batteries last for years and no temperature problems.