veganbikes

I have been thinking about this a lot as I have been buying tools here and there and wanting to build out a nice new Park Tool box with the wheels. So as a fun end of year gifts and stuff type of thread I thought why not. We have so many threads on dream bikes and such I thought why not a dream tools. So let's say what are your top 6 tools that would be in your dream box (a set of allen keys counts as one for instance).

Here is my list:


1. PB Swiss Allen Keys



2. Topeak D-Torq Wrench DX

I was also thinking about the Effetto Mariposa Giustaforza Torque Wrench having actually held one in my hand (the anniversary edition which is really nice) but the digital aspect on the Topeak combined with my love of Topeak makes me go for their's first.

3.Abbey Tools Decade Chain Tool
Would want and need the 1/8 chain part when it comes out

4. Felco C7 Cable Cutter
Though I do like the awl on the back of my Jagwire cutter but our master tech has the same pair of Felco's from 20+ years ago and if that isn't a ringing endorsement since he uses them a lot, I don't know what is.

5. Park Tool DSD-2 Derailleur Screwdriver
Not sure if anyone does anything better than this one as far as derailleur/JIS screwdrivers if there was I want to see it.
6. EAI Pro Keirin Tool


These are some of my dream tools and certainly ones I would use a lot hence why I chose them. I wish there was a Ti Abbey Tools Crombie just because it is ridiculous and I kind of want to build a nice chain whip with a YBN Titanium chain and a ergonomic titanium bar but those don't quite exist yet. I also neglected the DT Swiss Digital Tensio 2 because I don't build wheels and even dreaming I couldn't justify that over others tools.

Stormsedge

I've been collecting tools (and doing mechanic work) for >50 years...but I'd like a heavier work bench, a drill press and a table saw.

blakcloud

I have all the tools I need and even have a Park BX-2 Tool Box but like the OP I want the new Park Tool Box BX-3 on wheels. I just need more volume to carry all my tools.

NoWhammies

What a great thread! Quick question for the noobie. What's a EAI Pro Keirin Tool? What's it used for?

veganbikes

Thanks!

It is for fixed gear cog and lockrings and removing wheels and also chain tensioners on track bikes. Basically it is a perfect tool for a Keirin rider but also great for general fixed gear use. It is a super high quality do it all type of tool.

Rajflyboy

jefnvk

Mine already has tehm, a nice torque wrench and derailleur hanger adjuster are about the only thing I still want!

1nterceptor

I like the set-up I had at my last place. 41inch wide top & bottom toolbox in stainless steel inside my closet.
Snap-on tools for common hand tools(including click type torque wrenches); Park & Pedro's for bike specific stuff:

SCREWDRIVERS by 1nterceptor, on Flickr

I'm happy with my Vessel JIS driver; also comes w/ flat and pozidrive bits. Bought this before Park came out w/ their version:

Had to give up my toolbox and a lot of my Snap-on tools with my last move. Smaller place in New York City.
Current set-up is the top cabinet of a Husky box; 4 drawers & only 26 inches wide. Really miss the feel/ergos of
my old tools. Starting to slowly accumulate Snap-on stuff again.

Certifications by 1nterceptor, on Flickr

woodcraft

The broken vice thread has me scanning ebay for an upgrade to the one

at my bike bench- not bad but exposed screw & worn, sloppy action.

Also still waiting for the <$100 park truing stand that is short drive, or ride, away.

50PlusCycling

My dream tool kit was the one found in the last pages of the Snap On catalog. In those days (in the 80's) the top-of-the line kit in a large rollaway box was around $20k. I imagine it would cost a bit more now.

But a bicycle doesn't that many tools. I got a cheap "Bike Hand" tool kit from a bike shop here in Tokyo. It does everything I need for home repairs, including removing cassettes, bottom brackets, and such, and cost only $50. I don't have a truing stand or a bearing press, but even when I did, I seldom used them.

GuessWhoCycling

No Dishing tool?
No wheel truing stand?
No spoke tension meter"

What kind of a slacker thread is this?

TiHabanero

"No Dishing tool?
No wheel truing stand?
No spoke tension meter"

A well adjusted, cared for Park truing stand does away with dishing tool, and well tuned piano does away with a tension meter.

GuessWhoCycling

Of course you can but Park Tool site says the MOST ACCURATE way to dish a wheel is with the dishing tool. There have been many debates about it but I prefer to build my wheels with the proper tools.

unterhausen

Wera Hex-plus hex keys are no doubt just as good as the PB Swiss keys and you can usually get them for about half the price of the PB Swiss hex keys. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...DIDV9018&psc=1


If we are going for dream tools, I would like the Mariposa torque wrench. But I would be afraid to use it. Wera sells a similar small torque wrench for a little less, but it doesn't seem to come with bits like the Mariposa.

canklecat

I just need *a* toolbox and work surface.

Years ago I had all the bike, motorcycle and general purpose tools I needed, including light carpentry tools for building sets for local theater productions. But after my neck and back were broken in a 2001 wreck I figured I'd never do any of those stuff again so I sold and gave away everything.

I violated two laws of nature: (1) Never get rid of perfectly good tools; (2) never say never. In fact, never say never say never, just to be safe and negate all the nevers.

When I resumed cycling in 2015 it was immediately apparent I'd need tools again. I like my LBS folks but it just isn't cost effective to have a good pro tech do relatively simple stuff.

So now I have a bunch of tools scattered across a spare table, in Amazon cardboard boxes under the table, and lower priority stuff in plastic bins in the closet. Wotta mess. Drivetrain tools in one cardboard box, wheel tools in another, etc. Bleah.

I don't necessarily miss my old tool kit, other than the Craftsman wrenches and maybe a few specialty tools for French bikes. But I miss that toolbox. It was just battleship gray plastic but really tough, enough to stand on. Just enough compartments and dividers to organize a few tools for a specific day's projects.

I bought a pretty decent starter tool kit a couplafew years ago, Venzo brand but basically identical to one of Nashbar's mid-level tool set. It came with a tool box but it's useless. Once all the tools were pulled out there's no sensible way to put them back in quickly. Everything is supposed to snap into a specific location but it's not visually intuitive. That's the problem with too much compartmentalization. It's really more of a shipping container to protect the tools in transit, not really a useful working tool box.

unterhausen

when I ask my lbs to do work for me, they just say no, I have to do it myself. It's totally unfair. Well, they put the headset in a frame I bought from them, that was nice.