Tool time

[hydorah]

Doing builds, you need to shake 'em down

I have all the tools to do builds

But these tools are 'shop tools not trail tools

With a suitable emergency/tweakage kit attached to me, I approximately double in weight

I think I need a decent multitool

Any suggestions? It's only gonna get light use so I don't want to spend millions on it

Just another quick one as you are reading this...

Anyone know what I need to be looking for in order to undo the lockring on mid nineties LX/XT chainsets?

- I noticed the spring clip

But don't want to attempt to undo the ring with out something good to engage in the notches

 

[Rod_Saetan]

When I read your posts i hear William Shatner in my head.

 

[Lysander]

He's

right. Spock!

 

[hydorah]

When I read your posts i hear William Shatner in my head.

Must be

All the

short sentences

 

[hydorah]

Anyway

Aside from humorous observations about my writing style, any suggestions on the topic of tools?

 

[makster]

I've always thought that these look fantastic value... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT

I've used Bahco tools for work before and thought them pretty decent quality.

I have a slightly different version (retro, with chain splitter rather than disc brake tools :roll: ) of this, and its been pretty good...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Park-Tool-MTB7C-M ... 4154fa566f

Hope this helps matey

 

[Lysander]

Fairly pricey, but da baws.............

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-ratchet- ... 5360036943

 

[hydorah]

Cheers!

Definitely!

Clickety click - Bought one of those!

- Agreed Bacho make damned good kit

I have a Bacho adjustable spanner and some of those funky pliers that can be set to different jaw widths, had them since I was a teenager and they're still going strong

Thanks very much for the tip!

 

[hydorah]

Fairly pricey, but da baws.............

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-ratchet- ... 5360036943

Yeah looks like a useful collection of tools, rather than a cheap Swiss army knife rip off

Particularly like the look of that chain splitter, I looked at some multi tools before asking the question and they mostly looked fairly useless

Went for makster's Bacho suggestion, so no chain splitter for me, but it's perfect for my requirements

 

[Khane]

you need one of these to remove that locking ring on the back of shimano cranks.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Icetoolz-ISIS-Bot ... 2eafaadb4d