If you check your chain with a chain checker too often, you're gonna wear out your chain checker; so you really need a chain checker checker to make sure your chain checker is still checking chains correctly.

It was great to see a bike mechanic where not every tool was a Park Tool. The rear derailleur alignment tool was a CRC brand. Also noticed the CRC truing stand in the background. I have the same equipment at home. Yes I have Park Tools and love them. The Park Tool truing stand and hanger alignment tool are not cheap and made for the professional bike mechanic. The secret to smooth gear changing is a straight rear wheel and the rear Derailleur hanger must be aligned to the rear wheel.

Using the derailleur alignment tool, I don't think it matters if your wheels isn't completely true if you use the same reference point on on the wheel (e.g. the valve) and rotate the wheel with the alignment tool. That's what Park Tool recommend in their instruction video anyway.

Causes me physical pain when a professional bike mechanic recommends a Phillips-head screwdriver for derailleur limit screws. Most bikes use Shimano. Get a good JIS screwdriver. And PLEASE tell people to invest in quality hex keys. There's nothing worse than crap/incorrect tools.

Perhaps I am not sufficiently sophisticated (I work on walmart-grade bikes) but a set of cone wrenches comes in handy should an axle have too much play (or a bent one needs to be replaced) or if bearing regrease is needed.

As a fellow fully trained bike mechanic myself, it’s great to see pro mechanic tool choices. Park seem to be the favourite for a lot of people, and I’ve got some great ones, but I’ve found Unior tools to be excellent especially their Pro wheel truing stand as the guides also give great rim dish alignment as well as where to spoke tension. Always looking to see what’s missing from my collection. Pro level tools can last decades. I’ve got a Campag 15mm pedal spanner from 1988 still going strong!

After working on my bikes for decades, getting a bicycle cable cutter changed my life.

You'll need a torx set now too manufacturers are starting sneaking in torx screws in there too.

You will be absolutely cursing that mulitool allen key set when you need to get to an awkward bolt, a set of Wera separate keys is all you need instead.

Well done! I picked up a few useful bits of knowledge I did not know. All the best.😊

Scott is a good lad. Him and Ben did a lot of work for me in the Williams cycles days in Cheltenham. Funny to see him on KZfaq videos

Thanks man! I wish I had this list a few years ago! Took me a long time to get the right (and good quality) tools!

There's not a lot but still some crossover with certain automotive tools that can save you some money or give you more options, like with torque wrenches, allen sockets on ratchets (better leverage) and various kinds of drivers with the right bits. My 1/4" Tekton torque wrench cost way less than the Park Tool one. And, I'll admit to the cardinal sin of using a power tool on a bike, specifically to remove a really tight crank arm using a standard crank arm removal tool and impact wrench on its lowest setting and blipped briefly to prevent stripping the threads (after applying penetrating oil). That think one on for years and no amount of manual effort was getting it off so I had no choice. Came up instantly and no damage. I noticed the wheel truing tool at the far end of the bench that, while a bit more advanced, might have been worth a quick discussion. I've had a very basic one for over 20 years but have never needed to use it as my Mavic Cosmos wheels were built like tanks and have never gone out of true.

Good tools - I would add a crank puller and a bottom bracket bearing tool to suit your own particular setup. And don't use the ball-end hex tools on tight fasteners!

Lowest torque I've seen is 0.8 Nm on Specialized TCU Display Unit and the highest at 80 Nm on the Enviolo Brake Adapter

Definitely get a torque wrench if you are doing ANYTHING with a carbon fiber bicycle. You'll need one to do up the thru-axle on some models. I got a Park Tools ATD-1 as it covers 4-6 nm and uses various hex key "plug-ins". You can find a socket adapter and use it for nuts in some cases. The beam type torque wrench is essential for major bicycle repairs.

My favorite tool is a tool I bought immediatly I found it because I had thought of why there wasn't anyone crafting something like it, and by dumb luck I just came across it as I scrolled for other tools. It's the Shimano TL-MH10 multi-handle tool which basically is a bit overpriced breaker bar that is shaped in a specific way so you with ease can make sure it aligns the interface with the grip on the same plane to reduce the chance of slipping off for when you are mounting/dismounting a bottom bracket for example. Its shape also reduces the chance of smacking into any parts of the frame which is an added bonus. I know it is overpriced and quite frankly I personally just did not care. I love special tools like this where someone have truly cared, and for what it's worth it is most likely going to last for the rest of your life because it's a solid quality item.

What happened to your other pro bike mechanic from previous videos ?

excellent, thank you

Shimano crank spindle end cap tool 👌

That kind of chain checker which pushes rollers in opposite directions such as the Park CC-2 shown here 1:50, can't differentiate between pin wear (which is what actually matters and affects chainrings and cassettes) and roller wear (which usually has detrimental effect only on 11T sprocket). If the chain rollers are soft and wear prematurely, Park CC-2 will show an exaggerated wear reading. Chain checker such as Park CC-4/Pedros/SRAM are much more accurate and save the cost of replacing chains too early.

The Shimano chain-link pliers are superior to the Park ones. They have three prongs, which allow the link to either installed or removed by squeezing the pliers. It's possible to get more leverage by squeezing rather than pulling apart.

I finally got the nice park chain breaker after 50 years of cycling to replace all my cheap breakers. I don't even use it now that all new chains come with quick links. So my quick link tool gets all the work nowadays. I'm surprised you didn't have cone wrenches in the list.

I know that most people who tryvto fix their bike can "feel" what torque they apply. But you sometimes need to retighten your screws and doing that with the wrong torque can get expensive real fast. I know people who would never change their chain but have gladly invested in a torque wrench (not an expensive one, only to get the torque +/-1 nm correct).

Are square crank extractors universal with regards to thread diameter and sizing?

As a kid, I got a second hand bike and rode it for years, as it was how all my mates got around too, every day. I toured Scotland on it, 50m a day in mostly rainy weather! But, check chain wear, and replace chain?? Everyone's bike, when it eventually fell apart/gave up the ghost, went to the dump still with its original chain!

"Pad Spreader" ... Multitool. Perfect for scallop shucking.

Why are disc brake pads for bikes so expensive? They have barely 2mm of material, last less than 3000miles and cost more than my car, which have 15mm and last 30,000miles.

I take it he has a crank puller... (tad surprised not to see it on the bench) Or am I too old school, I use one all the time on square taper cranks. Maybe I need to invest in torque wrench I have most of the other tools. PS good set of cone spaners is essential if you want to service ballbearings on front/rear hubs. (I have scraped my hands enough times with cheap ones to know) I guess it is not such an issue for modern hubs.

The bolts on my Bontrager NCS mudguards are rate at 1.5 Nm, I think.

What brand are those flush cut pliers with the notches?

Used to be easy...Campy T handle. You folks forgot about a spoke wrench though.

Cable cutters are nice

I like park tools but, i recently bought a cable stretcher tool for 20 dollars and parks tool costs 62 dollars . That's abit much!

All the prices mentioned, could be divided by 10, and still the job done.

Gorilla brake pads are 1/2 the price of shimano and have been tested over a long time against shimano pads on a previous you tube channel and where no difference in wear

Always need a rotor wrench with Shimano rotors! I've had 3 sets of Ice Tech floating rotors warped out box. Just garbage.

For me a set of allen keys is all you need. A favourite tool is a Topeak Mini 20 multitool. Nicely designed and more functionality than I need. I’m very happy with going to my local bike mechanic because they have the knowledge and experience as well as investing in the right gear.

Can you do a review on the Bike ahead Composit Biturbo gravel wheels and the biturbo cross wheels. Also black inc five wheels.

The park tool CC-2 chain checker really shouldn’t be recommended by a professional bike mechanic. Check out zero friction cycling to see how bad it is!

Hanger straightening tools.. well don’t use it on a Triban hanger, they snap..

If you don’t know you need hex keys to work on bikes, please, don’t work on bikes.

Never take a bike into a shop to check the chain… always check yourself then use the shop if needed for parts… the amount of unscrupulous shops which will rip you off

I've grown a bit wary of Park Tool. In general it's mostly OK quality Far East made stuff sold with a big price tag. But the last 5 tools I got from them have got quality issues which will not make them last long. For instance the very chain tool presented here has the pin incorrectly centered. On the quick link pliers presented they replaced the bolt keeping them together by an alloy rivet some time ago (in order to save 2 cents) which developed some fissures after first use. Pulled it apart and replaced it by bolt+nut. 3/8" sockets had the chrome plating flake off. As for more general purpose tools I won't buy any cycling branded tools as you can get "Made in Germany/France/Japan" quality tools for the same money at least where I live.

If the chain is worn out, the bike is worn out? What in the park tool, specialized, trek, giant commercial did i just hear?

I've all those tools and not one Park Tool in sight 😁

Chains worn out bikes worn out a bit of a ridiculous generalisation

Its harsh but electric 3/8 hammer gun can easily remove tight bolts ect .easier on our joints lol

I mean obviously Park Tool are bike specific but they're really poorly made tools and relatively expensive. I would avoid them if at all possible.