Tool set opinions, please.

Your stuck they are good tools but pricey.

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Try the Spin Doctor set. I don't have personal experience with them, but a $50 set comes with a lot
of the tools one may need for minor bike maintenance.

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"junobug" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

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I am looking at buying a complete tool set, and the Pedro's Master tool

kit

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caught my eye. In the past, I have pretty much stuck with the Park tools. Any input from those of
you useing Pedro's tools would be a great help. Also, do any of you know how to pick one of these
kits, or something

similar

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without having to take out a 2nd on the house?

Ken

Personally I thought about the full set and then realized I don't need a lot of the tools included
in the kit. Buy good tools as you need them. You won't end up spending money on extra tools you'll
never use.

Just my 2 units of currency Vaughn

"junobug" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I am looking at buying a complete tool set, and the Pedro's Master tool

kit

Quoted message said:

caught my eye. In the past, I have pretty much stuck with the Park tools. Any input from those of
you useing Pedro's tools would be a great help. Also, do any of you know how to pick one of these
kits, or something

similar

Quoted message said:

without having to take out a 2nd on the house?

Ken

junobug said:

I am looking at buying a complete tool set, and the Pedro's Master tool kit caught my eye. In the
past, I have pretty much stuck with the Park tools. Any input from those of you useing Pedro's
tools would be a great help. Also, do any of you know how to pick one of these kits, or something
similar without having to take out a 2nd on the house?

Ken

When i managed a shop I succumbed to the wheedling of the Pedro's rep and ordered in some stuff for
the mechanics to use. Some of their stuff was just as good as the park tools, but many items seemed
less ergonomic, and not as hard wearing. An allen key set has a limited lifespan in the given bike
shop environment before they start to round out and put you in danger of stripping out bolt heads.
(We bought time by sawing off the ends of the 4, 5, and 6 from time to time) The Pedro's set seemed
to wear twice as fast.

Just my opinion...

A

"junobug" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

I am looking at buying a complete tool set, and the Pedro's Master tool kit caught my eye. In the
past, I have pretty much stuck with the Park tools. Any input from those of you useing Pedro's
tools would be a great help. Also, do any of you know how to pick one of these kits, or something
similar without having to take out a 2nd on the house?

Build up your Park collection as needed. Supplementing with Wrench Force here andthere couldn't hurt
either. Crappy tools can fail and damage your bike or parts on it. I have bought my Park set over
the last 17 years, buying tools as the need for each individual tool arose. The only tools I use
that aren't Park are Craftsman allen wrenches. Cheapo sets will not last under regular use.

JD