Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
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Always buy the absolute best tools you can cheap tools have no place in a useful toolbox unless you are loaded with money.
Park Tool makes OK hobbyist tools but any of their generic tools are not really worth it. There more specialist stuff is generally decently solid.
For the more generic tools, Wera, Wiha, Snap-On, Knipex, Felco, PB-Swiss, Vessel...(in no particular order) make some good stuff and they are well worth it.
Typically most bikes are metric and derailleurs use a JIS screw but a lot of modern screwdrivers are standardized as crosstip now so sort of a hybrid between all the stuff so it will work properly with JIS and Phillips and such.