Alouette3 Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Also have a CWC stand, does the job just fine for me. Been collecting tools as I require, Icetoolz are cheap and of a fair quality. Some essentials besides a set of Allen keys, and spanners. Crank pullerCassette tool (best with a centring pin)Chain whipBB toolCome spanner set4 sided spoke keyChain tool
GrahamS2 Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Other than a chain whip and a cassette tool, you just need a set of hex wrenches and a torque wrench. You can get the same (or better) quality tools for a lot less money if they aren't 'bicycle specific'
Jehosefat Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Add to your list a pack of latex / surgical gloves. Wearing these while working on the bike means you can slip them off if you need to take a call, see to the kids or wife and allows you to open the fridge with clean hands when you get a beer or coldrink to keep you "hydrated" while building your bike. These are typically around R100 for a box from Diskem. I find the nitrile gloves to be much better than latex. far more tear and puncture resistant and they don't melt when you get parafin on them like the latex ones. Also pretty cheap in bulk at Dischem.
greg_sa Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 I've also bought quite a lot of Ice Toolz - I just wait for different bits to go on sale... and also just buy what I need when I need it.
Puncture Kid Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Been building and servicing my own bikes for many years. Yep tools are very important, but quite honestly I got frustrated by not having a proper stand. I got the Park Tool stand and it is amazing. The head rotation clamp is so good that I can rotate the bike to point upward when I am cleaning and assembling the bottom pivots. Just makes life so much easier. Not sure if the CWC stand can do that, but to me that was one of the biggest bonuses.
Hairy Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 Flip you are right, used latex before and am using nitrile now! I also keep a pair in my commuter bag for when you need to fix someone bike or help with a puncture where one has to handle a dirty chain. I find the nitrile gloves to be much better than latex. far more tear and puncture resistant and they don't melt when you get parafin on them like the latex ones. Also pretty cheap in bulk at Dischem.
Jehosefat Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 I found the clamp type stands work much better for MTBs and metal-framed road bikes. I'm really hesitant to clamp my carbon road bikes in it (also the top tubes don't seem to have a uniform cross-section so it always ended up being loose which makes working on it a bit more of a struggle). This is with a park Tool PCS-10. Got a Park Tool PRS-22 for the carbon bikes and it works a treat. Only downside being that you can't wash under the BB with the bike on the stand.
keithbe Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 When I saw the topic heading I thought this thread was about something else.You must be disappointed since you clicked on that whim
Grease_Monkey Posted October 17, 2018 Posted October 17, 2018 When I saw the topic heading I thought this thread was about something else.Yeah, that sort of self service has been trending since the "headache" has been around.
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