Best Starter Tool Kit For Building a Mountain Bike

[Flowta]

I was talking more about actually mounting it to the frame. After that you'd have to make sure it fits a beer, probably a Darling or a Windhoek Draught dumpy.

 

VERY true

 

Maybe a beer bottle like this

[mazambaan]

"Hangover from my aircraft tech days I guess." Well said Kosmonooit, good sense in that. Applying aircraft rules to a KTM 640, I don't think it would be allowed out of the shed. To me it's an African bike - what it can't shake loose it will break.

[Wolfie1]

Anyone know where I can get a single 2.5mm ball end Alan key?

Managed to snap a Chrome-Vanadium one trying to get my lock on grips off

 

:-\

try folkes bros. they sell them loose

[kosmonooit]

"Hangover from my aircraft tech days I guess." Well said Kosmonooit, good sense in that. Applying aircraft rules to a KTM 640, I don't think it would be allowed out of the shed. To me it's an African bike - what it can't shake loose it will break.

 

Hope you have a nice set of spanners to work on that KTM - bobbejaan is not a long term-solution.

[droo]

Hope you have a nice set of spanners to work on that KTM - bobbejaan is not a long term-solution.

 

At least you know those spanners will get plenty of use...

[BarHugger]

Nice.......want.......need!

[droo]

Nice.......want.......need!

 

There is now a local agent for Pedros, http://cycleman.co.za/. He's still waiting for stock to arrive, but it'll be nice to have an alternative to the blue stuff.

[Albatross]

Luke, I would avoid the Tork bike repair stand, its not robust enough to hold the your bike up by the seat post and if you clamp anywhere else it usually clamps your cables as well, money well wasted IMHO.

[Vangar]

Luke, I would avoid the Tork bike repair stand, its not robust enough to hold the your bike up by the seat post and if you clamp anywhere else it usually clamps your cables as well, money well wasted IMHO.

 

Well, then I must have gotten a faulty one, because mine clamps the seatpost more than tight enough on 3 different bikes duals and hardtails and holds the bike up well, it's not supreme but at R700 it was amazing value for money.

[Daniel J Méssem]

Cant go wrong with parktool - but some of the prices are OTT

 

Allen key set from tooltime.co.za, R235 http://www.adendorff.co.za/ProductDetails.aspx?id=3308

 

Park tool ones, around 1k http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/za/en/park-tool-p-handled-hex-wrench-set-ph1/rp-prod13245

 

Adendorff generally sells cheap stuff, so you have to be careful. The Allen keys I linked above are of really good quality.

 

Their torque wrenches seem ok, good value for money.

 

Those sets mentioned above are also great value IMHO

[GP du Randt]

Thinking of getting this one.

http://www.easybike.co.za/fun-works-tool-case-pro.html

[LukePurdon]

Luke, I would avoid the Tork bike repair stand, its not robust enough to hold the your bike up by the seat post and if you clamp anywhere else it usually clamps your cables as well, money well wasted IMHO.

Thanks for the advice, in the interim I have gone and bought one, so will just have to hope it does the job.

[LukePurdon]

Well, then I must have gotten a faulty one, because mine clamps the seatpost more than tight enough on 3 different bikes duals and hardtails and holds the bike up well, it's not supreme but at R700 it was amazing value for money.

Im hoping my functions like yours thanks

[Daniel J Méssem]

Thanks for the advice, in the interim I have gone and bought one, so will just have to hope it does the job.

 

I love my Torx stand - was very impressed with how solid it is

[Greg29]

http://www.cwcycles....le-repair-stand

I have one of these for home use - works a treat on my XL Scott.

[Albatross]

The Tork was the first stand i've owned so maybe my expectations were too high, glad you like it