Just full disclosure: This video is not an endorsement for any tool company. I know there are a lot of logos in the video, but they're printed all over the tools so there's really no avoiding that. Hopefully someday tool companies WILL pay me to do this so I can quit working and make videos for you guys all day!
Hearing that auto mechanic comment, it’s true. A large enough space for the car, room on all four sides to walk around, huge tool box for multiple types of fasteners, cutters, pry bars the list goes on and on. I need a full set of cabinets to house everything I need and I still don’t have everything to do all jobs
great video, gave me some new things to pick up 1 thing that's always in my toolbox is a section of old inner tube and a hole puncher. I cut small shapes the size of a dime and punch a hole through it(usually a double layer) The hole is for a bolt to slide through and I use these to pad metal on metal contact points...]for example, the struts on a rear rack bolted to the rear dropouts.or the fender support screws.
I recently started a mobile bike repair in the philly area. Super fun and I've been slammed. These vids are a huge help to dial in every thing I need. It's hard to remember every thing you need
I'm a neat freak, and haven't found a way to neatly organize my tools in a efficient package. I'm also thinking about investing in a another set of dedicated socket and wrenches just for the bikes. Instead of on loading and off loading every time I go for a trip.
I use an S&M ride bmx tool wrap, with 15mm and 3/4 sockets, some rockbros multi tool, leatherman scissor multi tool, a valve wrench, a circular spoke wrench, patches, rubber cement, a rubber scraper, an extension for ratchet, a ratchet, a bone shaped multi wrench, 2 band aids, a sunlite chain breaker, and dat it
perhaps buying another Walgoose (or retrieve the Original Walgoose from wherever you sent it to) and seeing if it can be turned into a decent bike with quality parts. it can be for those people who's ONLY option is a Department store bike because either they can't afford a name brand bike (ive seen in my area on Craigslist where a name brand used bike pretty much goes from $300-$1500), or if there are no IBSs in the area (such is my case, the Nearest IBSs to me is an Hour's Drive north or east, and yet the nearest bike trail to me is only a 20 minute drive east)
Yea, Park stuff makes undoubtedly the best bike tools IMO. I have the same cable cutter you have (which isn't Park) but it cuts shifter and brake hydraulic very well. Working on your bike with the proper tools sometimes separates victory from defeat.
Cool vid. Only things I have that are unique; -the park chainline checker (CLG). It is nice when doing odd crank and wheel combinations, or single speeds. -old spoke sharpened to a point to open up cable housing liners once trimmed -zip tie tool, tightens and cuts at once and trims way more flush than pliers -adapters for the truing stand for various thru axles Otherwise I think your kit is spot on. And I am also have a decade wrenching in shops as a kid, then working for parts as a second job once I grew up.
I have almost all the tools you listed and then some other ones. For some reason I was stubborn and refused to buy specific cable and housing cutters for the longest time and used regular cable snips, or whatever you want to call them. I was constantly poking myself with frayed cables and trying to open housing with a needle. I finally broke down and bought some housing cutters and now I can't stop cutting shit. I bought 100 yards of housing and just keep clipping it in 1" increments. Not really, but if you don't have a pair get some!
I recently started biking for commute, as for tools I just have a CrankBros Multi tool (17-Function), Vibrelli Presta & Schrader pump for tires/tyres , and Rockshox air pump (suspension pump). I don't plan on doing full biking mod or configurations other than the basic maintenance keeping, other than that head to the local bike shop and let them have fun tuning things up according to my preference/size.
It's thanks to your videos that I found that fish/luggage scale. I've been eyeballing Park's hanging scale for months, but have a hard time justifying paying 65 dollars. I got this scale and it's great. I paid around 18 for, but at less than 1/3 the price of the Park Tool one, it's great.
Good kit, mine has grown into my business and spans the entire range from simple socket sets to my newest toy my Park BFS-1 BB facing kit. The jewel of my collection is a tool I rarely use these days and thats my old Raleigh cotter pin press.
Cone wrenches. Also, while I love the Park triad allen keys, I also love an old HKC quad hex wrench. I use their triad hex wrench more often, but the 8-9-10-11 quad is big and spins like a lugnut wrench. Start a nut, flick a side arm and swoooop it's snug; flick it anticlockwise and swoooop it's off. When there's room to do that, it's very satisfying.
I didn't see any picks, like dental pick style. Super useful for anything with an o-ring. Cost almost nothing for a set at Home Depot or you can sharpen an old spoke to make a DIY version, use cable housing for the handle. Good call on the tubing cutter, way better than a hack saw!
Check out the Knipex Pliers Wrench. Kinda spendy, but can take the place of dozens of sockets and box wrenches. They look like a pair of channel lock pliers, but without teeth and the jaws always stay parallel to each other. I've used the same pair on bolts from 5mm to 1.5". Puts crescent wrenches to (more) shame.
My tool box is very similar except i don't own any tools for geared bikes i only ride SS bikes. I have a large hex key set, several adjustable wrenchs and socket sets screw drivers lockring and spanners for adjusting bottom brackets headset wrenches. I've turned my garage into a mini bike shop with extra bike parts and tools i've accumulated over the years to service my own bikes.
i also have a little tool box just for bike tools that I carry around, about same size as yours and about the same tools. I place bike related stickers on it!
One of my favourite Youber. Great videos, very good articulation/diction (quality of speaking). A lot of tools. I don't have so many. Last time I've bought chain gauge with 4 dimension (20, 50, 75 and 100). I would like to have bike stand like yours, but I have not enough place for it. When I'm watching your videos I always think about buying BMX or trial bike. When I was young (late 80ties) I had one BMX polish brand ROMET. Very heavy machine. My dream was american real BMX like GT or other bike. The problem is that I'm a very entry level rider and there is a lot of hard work on my bike trick's way.
Hey Seth! My name is Ryan, I'm 14 and I work at Retro City Cycles in Orlando. I have been subscribed for awhile and I love the content! I have been wanted to get some Tools for awhile, and it looks like Park Tool is the best option.I heard you come by sometimes and I would love to meet you at the shop. Great video today!.Please reply back at your convinence. Thanks
That shop is awesome, I had the pleasure of buying a bike there back in 2011. Unfortunately the bike got destroyed in a collision with a pickup truck. And as I am from Brazil it`s kinda hard to swing by and get another bike.
Too be fair, if we're considering hand tools, not specialty tools, then I have all the tools I need to repair my engine in a bag about the size of that box which I found out the hard way last June when the new engine I got blew a head gasket that wasn't covered by a warranty since the car is a 2005 and the engine came from a 2002. Glad I had the v6 which is easier than the I4 that I could've had.
Interesting, that's almost exactly the same tool set I use besides I prefer small head-style crank pullers and BB wrenches that can be turned with a usual adjustable wrench. BTW, there is a good substitute for a dynamometric wrench - just insert the fishing scales' screw into the hole on the ratchet handle, measure the distance between the axis and the hole, calculate the resulting torque and make a conversion table of the most used ones. Then, apply the ratchet to the bolt, hold the scale perpendicular to the ratchet handle and pull the fishing scales till you see the desired value listed in the table. Besides that I use an Owerhaul set of a ratchet, screwdriver, extenders and angle-access inserts that can be fit together in any way (my favorite one is a ratchet->screwdriver->hex/torx which is quite universal in terms of tightening effort control and the degree of achievable maximum power for the stuck bolts) with a set of hex, torx and bolt heads.
The most odd tool I have? Umm... A Soldering Iron. I use it to weld circuits, including bike lights' ones. Another oddities include a multimeter, for testing batteries, and a caliper (and have another digital coming).
Thanks for this! I'm looking at ditching the local bike shop and doing the work myself. I was unsure what tools I need because I see a lot of tool kits on amazon, but wasn't sure how "complete" those sets were.
I have like, 2 multi tools a shock pump and some wrench thing that I need to loosen the bolt of my mother's bike or I can't change the seat height. I don't really change cassettes and all that and if I need to I can just go to my Cca club room, they have the tools, my friend changed his rear hub there.
I never use random rugs on my bikes. I always use old T-Shirts wich were special when new. Like for exaple a Surf brand Shirt- the logo of the shirt now lays in the corner of the rag due the way i cutted it....or my mettalica shirt - that i use on my black collored bmy bike.
I remember that I got the idea of getting a toolbox from you of another video, I don't know why I didn't thought on it before. Now I have a Stanley toolbox and thinking on buying a plastic box for other shit like mineral oil, random parts, etc.
For year all my crap was just laying around everywhere! The toolbox is a game changer. For my home improvement tools I actually use a Craftsman canvas bag, which is nice for carrying around the house and leaving hammers and stuff sticking out of it.
hey man you are a pretty good youtuber your channel is fun and i really enjoy watching your videos. I hope you hit 1 mil subs and more graet job keep going that way. Sry for poor english not my native language.
