My Top 10 Cycling Workshop Tools - A Guide To Bike Maintenance
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
- In this video, I want to share with you the cycling tools I reach for all the time, those great little tools that make my life easier,
This is no way a complete list, but they're the top 10 cycling specific tools that I use most days.
10: Disc Brake Aligner Tool - £2.75 - eBay
9: Maintenance Stand - £30 - eBay
8: Park Tool MLP-1.2 Master Link Pliers - £17.99 - Wiggle
7: Bleeding Kit & Funnel - £15-£5 - Wiggle
6: Chain Checker - £3 - Wiggle
5: Park Tool CN-10 Cable Cutter - £38 - Amazon
4: Chain Whip & Cassette Tool - £4-£4 - eBay
3: Ultrasonic Cleaner - £95 - Amazon
2: Compressor - £119 - SGS - 9.6 CFM
1: Bottle Opener
10: Disc Brake Aligner Tool
amzn.to/3ORLp8s
9: Maintenance Stand:
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8: Park Tool MLP-1.2 Master Link Pliers
amzn.eu/d/cxhHx4U
7: Bleeding Kit
Kit - www.wiggle.co.uk/bleed-kit-pr...
Funnel - amzn.eu/d/dgJuWsC
Shimano Funnel Adapter - amzn.eu/d/ihAIFVD
6: Chain Checker
amzn.to/3Pa2QSP
5: Park Tool Cable Cutter
amzn.eu/d/bkePJ25
4: Chain Whip & Cassette Tool
Whip Only - amzn.to/45qz425
Whip & Cassette Tool - amzn.to/3YRZEOY
3: Ultrasonic Cleaner
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07MFQ1DXW
RUclips Video - • Ultrasonic Cleaners On...
2: Compressor
www.sgs-engineering.com/sc24h...
1: Park Tool BO-2 - Bottle Opener Tool
amzn.eu/d/0pa9xeM
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - 10: Disc Brake Aligner Tool
03:00 - 9: Maintenance Stand
04:25 - 8: Park Tool MLP-1.2 Master Link Pliers
05:30 - 7: Bleeding Kit & Funnel
08:38 - 6: Chain Checker
10:20 - 5: Park Tool CN-10 Cable Cutter
12:40 - 4: Chain Whip & Cassette Tool
15:00 - 3: Ultrasonic Cleaner
17:10 - 2: Compressor
22:45 - 1: Bottle Opener
About Ribble Valley Cyclist:
I am a regular road cyclist based in the Ribble Valley, in the North West of England. I have been a cyclist my whole life, and try to get out every day. The purpose of my RUclips channel is to share the knowledge I’ve built up in my 40 years as a cyclist.
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I agree with the bottle opener. 😂 Most underrated tool ever! 😅
You can never have too much bottle opening, CyclingFas 🤣
I agree, the air compressor is a somewhat underrated tool. It has multiple uses. Everyone having a garage should consider getting one of these.
Agreed. If you have the space, it's a great tool.
I would add (possibly as No.1) my tablet so I can watch you tube videos on bike maintenance, especially yours! as I do the job - as an appendix I'd add the magnetic dish because I'm older and it saves me hunting over the floor looking for bits that I've dropped. Once again brilliant video, many thanks.
Tablet... Good call. Also, agreed, the magnetic dish is a great tool. I had an old rug in my previous workshop (The one in this video), and whenever I dropped a nut/bolt, it'd disappear into the rug pile!! I would then get on my hands and knees with the magnetic dish that I'd forgotten to use to try and find it 🤣🤣🤣
@ribblevalleycyclist been there👍
8/10 and I don't need number one as I'm tea-total😁 Excellent channel btw
Thanks, Keith 👍
Great video. Thanks. What about a chain breaker?
Hi, Good question! These are the two I recommend:
Basic - amzn.to/3OaBf3c
Park Tool - amzn.to/48XHVcL
I'll be adding some tools to my Christmas list! 🎅
He’s making a list, and checking it twice. Have you been a good boy 😂😂
hahaha bottle opener! I’m thinking torque wrench or hex keys. good info
That bottle opener is getting used a lot at the moment 😂
Glad you liked it, and thanks for watching.
Jon
Nice video, and definitely do a bleed video as I would love to know how to do it 😊
Hi LDC 👍,
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Got a few workshop videos planned, watch this space. Oh, and I've got a base layer video that would interest you too.
Thanks,
Jon
@@ribblevalleycyclist cheers will look out for them. Love your bikes btw 👌
The summer bike is gathering dust while the winter bike is getting a kicking 😬
1 - disk only if you have disk brakes so not all ;-)
2 - stand - 100%
3- chain tool - hmm, try the Connex one and you don't need this tool anymore
4 - disk only again so not all ;-)
5 - chain checker - hmm, start waxing your chain and you are free from this for 30k km
6 - cable cutter - does everybody change cables on his own? I do but I don't everybody does ;-)
7 - chain whip/cassette removal tool - oh yes
8 - ultrasonic cleaner - oh yes, not only for bikes ;)
9 - compressor? again only for tubeless -so not all ;-)
10 - ;-) but remember: don't drink and ride - first ... ride ;)
your list is ... yours, focused on your setup so disk, tubeless etc.
But on more general list few things are seriously missing:
1- allen keys set - almost everything in bike is allen
2- torque keys (at least the lower range, where everybody can kill the thread)
3- propper tube pump - yes, not everybody is tubeless - probably majority road bikers will never go to tubeless
4- levers for changing the tube
5- few thingis to clean the bike properly and lubricate what is needed
That would be my advice ;)
Perhaps an MTB bias of mine but I would definitely include a torque wrench in my Top Ten. The way we bang our bikes around on the trails day in, day out, stuff comes loose. So I find myself tightening bolts routinely- at the right Nm.
Agreed, Victor, I was umming and ahing whether to include one. A personally have two, but if I'm honest, I rarely reach for them. I think this is because I've been maintaining bikes my whole life, and this gives you a level of mechanical sympathy which just tells you what is correct. I often think to myself "I didn't need one of these for my Raleigh Chopper...... Has bolt technology changed?!!!!". I suppose what we bolt into has changed. I also feel that relying on the tool to tell you what you already know, will result in you loosing that skill........ A bit like me with my spell checker!!!
What is also interesting Victor, is I used to work for a well known road bike manufacturer here in North West England. You'd walk down the production line past 20-30 bike builders bolting together high-end machines, and rarely did you see a torque wrench.
I imagine most would ridicule me for not using a readily available torque wrench. Maybe I'm wrong...... I'd just say I'm a bit Old School!!!!
Thanks,
Jon
@@ribblevalleycyclist I wholeheartedly agree with you. Torquing by feel is a time-honored tradition. My concerns (and the reasons I occasionally rely on a torque wrench) are that not everyone has your experience and dexterity, and that I am constantly hacking and tinkering with new components that come with specific torque requirements. I reckon I’ve got nothing to lose by simply heeding the manufacturer’s recommendation. 😌 Otherwise I agree 99% with all you say.
And that is the exact reason I have one Victor. Don’t rely on it, but it’s good to have, just to double check 👍
Re the sonic cleaner: do you use a specific cleaning agent? It’s my first time buying one so no experience using them. I have used brake cleaners and degreasers so far. Thank you in advance!
This is my latest video on the subject. Gives you a lot more information:
Ultrasonic Cleaners - Tips For Cleaning Bike Parts - The New Creworks Mega Machine
ruclips.net/video/4ndGpRVC2BU/видео.html
@@ribblevalleycyclist Terrific, thank you!
1 (a) a beer cooler 🍺 ✅
Do you change your chain and cassette at the same time?
Good question, QTMagic. My advice would be that if you have excessive wear on your chain, then you should replace both. However, if your chain isn't badly worn at the point of replacement, then you'll probably need to replace the cassette on every third chain.
Thanks for watching.
Jon
@@ribblevalleycyclist thanks for the reply. Believe it or not, I didn't realise that a chain was a consumable item until last year! I bought a chain checker and my chain really was toast.
I couldn't find any videos about checking the cassette, and the few tools that do exist didn't look that accurate. I ended up changing both the freewheel and the chain.
It looked like I made the right decision since it followed your advice closely. I'm glad that I made the right choice!
Don't ask what the SK stands for! 😂😂😂
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@@ribblevalleycyclist could tell you knew really! Great videos btw. Recently found your channel.
@chrislawrence1982 Shake the team at Panaracer didn’t 😂😂Glad you’re enjoying it, plenty planned. 👍
Says the postage is £69 for the stand, that’s a shame. Great video nonetheless
Hi ShyGuy,
Glad you liked the video.
Just checked the link (www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115170682734), and, for me, it's showing as £29.97 with free P&P within the UK. Are you in the UK? It may be worth just doing a search again for 'Cycle Maintenance Stand'.
Thanks,
Jon
In the States "spanners" are called "wrenches". We never use the phrase "crack on". We would say "Get to work". "Tyre" is spelled "tire" which is not the same thing as being "tired". Bumbershoots are called umbrellas and so forth. But we never....EVER.....call a bicycle a "perambulator". And if you don't know the name of a part, then it is forevermore known as a "thingamebob" or "doohickey".
Thingamebob is used a lot in my workshop..... along with whatchamacallit..... Which is not to be confused with the American candy bar!!!!
Can't watch while you persist in advertising Muc Off. Evil company.
I don't. I have no affiliation with Muc-Off. In fact, in some of my videos, I encourage people try alternative brands.
Thanks for watching.