5 TOOLS that Make Bike Repair Easier
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I highly recommend the Wera Hex+ wrenches. They grip a lot better than most hex wrenches, and the ball end is designed so that it doesn’t strip out the bolt head as easily as the classic Bondhus design.
A few years ago Park mostly sold overpriced tools that were not as good as those from Hozan and other brands, but just in the last couple of years they’ve really upped their game and started selling a lot of genuinely good, innovative tools.
They've had to up their game due to other makers making better tools, abbey, Unior, BSC, Bitul all make better tools at comparable prices to park, a lot of park stuff is overpriced rebranded junk tools with a bit of blue on it
The tire jack is an amazing tool. Prepandemic I was a support rider for event rides and these made it so easy to get on really tight tires
A long ski strap (voile strap/heli strap) around the front tire and down tube is a cheap multipurpose "handlebar holder".
Not only cheap, but I think preferred. There are also the style that fit near the stem, grabbing the bars on either side of the stem and bracing against the toptube/headtube area. My bike stand came with a similar type of telescoping arm handlebar holder attachment as Russ demonstrates (probably not quite as nice as the park one, admittedly), and honestly I'd _never_ recommend it. I frequently find that it just always seems to be in the way (since it stands a ways off the centerline of the bike, and runs about the length of the top tube) or that its cumbersome to take it on and off when needed throughout a job (e.g., especially when working on the cockpit, cable routing, where I want to often have the steering fixed but also test the turning "range" or get a feel for ergonomics) and it gets in the way if you don't detach on both ends. I have that tools essentially, and I always favor using a strap or even velcro pant-leg holder.
@@chrislukes9037 each method has their place. I still use the strap through the wheel when I’m doing something quick. But the type that secures the handlebars is nice when you have something that has the front wheel removed e.g. bleeding disc brakes or facing disc brake mounts. Yes they are things that don’t happen as often. But, when I look at the situation it seems like the strap works in situations where it is. I’ve to have while the handlebar holder is more useful in must have situations.
Granted until I got a bike with hydraulic discs this never was a thought.
The tire bead jack is probably my favorite bike tool. When you need it, you really need it.
I bought the tire jack before the video was over. I'm convinced it's going to change my life. Thanks Russ!
Love that tire jack tool! Additional bonus for it is how light it is as well. I figured that if I needed it to get my new tires on, I'll need to add it to the bag on rides as well of flats.
I’m a big fan of the tire bead jack. I had a stubborn tire/rim/tube combo and popped two tubes before buying the jack. Got it seated in 1… worth the $ to have it in the toolkit and not destroy any more tubes needlessly.
Tire jack is the sh*t! My fingers thank you, Tire Jack!
Good video. On the handlebar holder, I've been using an old toe-cage strap around the down tube and through the front wheel for years. Works really well and is adjustable for different sizes or with suspension forks. I'm sure this specific tool is better, but it's a good hack. If you aren't a retrogrouch like me, I bet one of those Voile straps would work well too.
👍 i have one of the regular tool's that sits on the handlebars & top tube,, but like U i use D strap 98% of the time 👍
Hey Russ, I work as a mechanic here in Denver and I found myself watching this video going “ooo that’s sick, we should get some of those for the shop!” Great video, thanks very much!
I’ve been using the tire jack for years. Love it! I have a different brand of the handle bar holder and always use it when wrapping bars. It’s also nice when mounting brake levers. I prefer the solid go, no go chain checkers. We found at the bike shop I worked at for some years, that the checkers like you showed, tend to wear and become inaccurate. Granted the home mechanic would never use them as much as a shop would. One of our standard checks was the chain on every bike that came in for repair.
We use a long elastic band over the valve stem up around the downtube and back around the valve stem
Nice
Thanks Russ! The T-hex tools are available here in Oz via several different makers and aren’t particularly expensive. Originally picked up mine for motorbike maintenance. Worth having.
I have those Muc-Off valves ordered…converting to tubeless! Also I use the “go/no-go” style Park Tool chain checker and quite like it! Super simple to use.
The Tire Jack is a huge game changer.
Very interesting. I love working on my bikes! I hand a few of these tools but you showed me a few I didn’t know I needed but now I feel o do.
Good video. I have the same chain checker and valve stems. Just bought the same THH tools last week.
very cool channel you got going. I like the party pace.
Wow! Thanks for reminding me of the Kool Stop for seating tubeless tires. I have had it for years just sitting in my tool chest. Originally used for Schwalbe Marathons.
Really helpful content. Keep it up! Also, Cool Seiko Turtle man!
good advice, thanks for the content.
Thank you, Russ! The handle bar holder thingy is going to change my life!
Great video, like the Seiko too!
I got 4 out of 5, (no valve tool). The tyre tool really saved my hand. and those Hex wrenches are just a delight to work with.
toe clip straps or old tubes cut into thin bands to help hold the brake lever for adjusting the brakes or holding the rear brake in a bit of drag to check shifting under load without going for a ride.
Try the crank bros dunari speedier lever, I used to use a Kool stop bead jack but honestly this one replaces that as well as normal levers. Crazy good design.
Seiko turtle with a Jubilee bracelet! Cool! I have an original turtle….bought at the Navy Exchange in 1984…been serviced once. It has served me well timing Navy at-sea UNREPs, and as a LE Officer, used it to coordinate field ops. I hope yours serves you well. Regarding the video subject? More value added, as always. Thank you, sir!
I love the Koolstop tire bead jack. So much so I have it with me in my on the road tool kit. Makes those tight beaded tires easy to put back on and not pinch the inner tube. I have the Park Chain gauge and I hate it. The Shimano one is way easier to use, seems more accurate because the point where the Park one tells you the chain stretch always moves on me before I can get a good read on it. The Park T handle wrenches look nice, If I already didn't own the Silica one's I'd consider them.
I found that the Steer Stopper works as good as the Handlebar holder but doubles in use as I love how it locks the fork so you can lean your bike anywhere and it wont fall. It comes with a nifty brake compression tool also. more money but lots more uses.
I did get the NEW Park Tools T-Handle wrenches. I don't use the smaller sizes as much. But I do like to use them at the Bike shop.
Park tools are great. I finally just broke down and bought a derailleur hanger alignment gage after 40 years of fooling around with bikes. I went through and did all my bikes. I also found out my eyeball alignment method was nowhere as good as I thought it would be, lol.
That is the next tool I'm getting
that tire jack is awesome and super affordable, thanks for the knowledge bombs
Wow. That was some nice tools. Have none of them of course. Just made my Christmas list for next year. Already blew the bike budget for this year.😁 Take care, Al
4:42 I like those Park t-wrenches... nice
One interesting thing about the park wrenches is the top part of the 5mm is 6mm hex once you get past the 5mm part… so if you get at a thru axle thinking it’s a 5, a lot of times the wrench will go in far enough so that the 6 part interfaces. I’ve pretty much started only grabbing the 5 when I have a repair bike because it works as a 6 too.
A rubber or plastic mallet. Helps to loosen stubborn or lightly rusted parts like pedals, cranks and headsets.
Be wary of the Park CC-2. I have the CC3.2 which is great, but I was looking for something with more info than just 'go' or 'no go'. The measurements on the CC-2 are miles off - I've had brand new KMC chains measure at > 0.5 out of the box but are nowhere near 0.5 on the CC3.2.
you can use a tape measure , i believe the links are exactly a inch so over 4-5 inches you can see the stretch
I've owned the tire jack for a few years. It works great. I cut about an inch off of the handle to shorten it enough to fit in my rear jersey pocket. I carry it with me every time I ride.
Thanks for another great vid. Never knew the proper name for a Bondhus wrench head!
As a retired uscf pro mechanic and now assembles "things" in the aero space industry. Tool choice is everything. I still have all my tools from my bike day's. Your T- handles are my favorite.
Any additional recommendations? :)
I just found a Lezyne chain checker where its a chain tool, valve core remover, small ruler AND bottle opener
The Bead Jack is indispensably amazing, I only wish they made an XL version for higher volume tires.
Nicely done but note Park also offers the T handle set in Torq, THT series. I've got both sets. I have an very old chain wear indicator by Speedtech but recently Picked up a Park CC-4 chain checker, seems to work just fine.
Park CC-4 is the best and the best polished of all.
Russ, Thanks for another great video. This was a funny one for me to watch, because, as a full time professional bike mechanic, I find every single one of the tools you presented in this to be either frivolous or otherwise frustrating and unnecessary solutions to problems more easily overcome with a little knowledge or practice (BUT, not all mechanic agree, of course). 1) The only time I ever deal with wheels turning when I don't want them to is when the bike is in the work stand. AND by lowering the front of the bike enough, gravity keeps the wheel straight without needing an extra tools that requires installation and removal whenever you want to turn the wheel. 2) Different tire bead jacks have been around since I started working as a bike mechanic in the 70's. About 15 years ago I figured I'd changed about my 10,000 bicycle tire. I have never found a bead jack to be helpful in a way that either bare hands with a well positioned tire or very rarely a bit of help with a tire lever didn't do the same job faster or with more control. The real trick with tight tires is bead position around the rim, often while under tension. 3) I fully appreciate the muc-off valve wrench. I love the idea, especially for field use. But, at home or in the shop the stans or park ones are so much faster, I would only use the muc-off valve caps in emergencies. 4) I still don't understand what people, including some professional mechanics, like about those park thh-1allen wrenches. The spinner gets in the way of gripping the wrench where I want to. The sliding t-handle slides when you don't want it to, or you have to slide it to get it into the position you want instead of just grabbing the right wrench. And, they don't have a ball end, so, even though the long non-ball end is useful at times, I use it far, far less often than the ball. I'd rather have the ball on the thh-1 and a separate non-ball long wrench. All my griping aside, the damaged screw extractor part of these actually works very well. In the end, I see these as useful tertiary hex keys, BUT, not either primary or secondary hex keys. 5) And finally, I totally support your encouragement of using chain wear checking tools. Everything you say about them is good. BUT, that mechanical park tool sucks. They get bent and or wear quite easily such that they will tell you some brand new chains are worn out. They are just too short with too many mechanical parts to robustly and accurately measure chains in the way needed. In contrast both the park cc-3.2 and the cc-4 work quite well. However, the cc-4 is unnecessarily confusing and awkward to use, but, necessary for the more accurate measurements needed when using 11 & 12 speed chains. Thanks again for your many well presented and informative videos. I love your work.
I went without a chain checker for decades, got one a couple of years back (The Shimano one - the Park CC4 is the first Park one I've seen that measures chain pitch change correctly by isolating roller wear, which doesn't matter, from the measurement like the Shimano tool has been doing all along). I found that on my MTB drivetrains, even when I replaced the chain as the checker determined it was just hitting the point of wearing out (Usually under 500 miles - it's mostly muddy here), the new chain would skip on certain gears, so I went back to just letting everything wear together for a few thousand miles and replacing the whole lot as it was cheaper, guaranteed to give me a working drivetrain, and took less of my time on maintenance work. The only downside is more roller buzz as the chain wears down, but even new 1x drivetrains make enough noise in the crossover gears, that I don't think I'm losing much there either. I've run chains till the rollers wore so thin they fell off and still got decent shifting and no skipping under load from them, though that's on bikes I use commuting rather than the nicer ones I ride off road.
@@peglor Good thoughts. As to worn out chains, it's not just noise and poor shifting, it's also a significant increase in drag. I'm always surprised at how much faster my bike feels when I replace even a barely worn out chain. And, at $200+ for higher end cassettes, 3 chains is still less money than one chain and a cassette, with less drag the whole time. Unless it's a foul weather commuter, the math suggests more chains more often is the winning combination for both ride quality AND price.
@@NelsonSherry At the very high end this is definitely true, but my pricing is for XT level chains and SLX cassettes on a 2x12 drivetrain.
What I've been amazed by is that the shifting, even on obviously very worn Shimano drivetrains, is still perfect on every bike I've ridden in at least the past decade. It really only starts to go when the teeth wear completely off the jockey wheels - less of an issue on newer drivetrains as the shitty bearings combined with the bigger wheel radius mean the bearings go sloppy long before the teeth wear off.
The nearly silent hookup and power delivery on a brand new drivetrain is very nice, but 2-3 spins in that's already gone on my bikes.
We use the same chain tool in the workshop at the bike shop I work at. It's the best one we've used. The Muc Off valves we also stock, they're our preferred valves for tubeless. The sliding t handle hex wrenches, I keep trying to get my manager to let me order a 4&5mm to no avail
Search Powerbuilt 8 piece metric T-handle on Amazon, comparable to Park tool and the set will only set you back $60
Interesting bar tape color. Bianchi celeste GM seafoam green? Ty.
My favourite part of this very good video is the focus-helping hand back up. I wish more people would use that!
Instead of the Muc Off valves, I went for the Granite Design Juicy Nipples - anodised valve caps with the tool built in. Of course they work with tubeless or tubed set up.
Actually looking at the bike behind you in this video, can I see one on the rear wheel valve?
You'd think with the price that Park Tool repair stand would come with a handlebar holder, my $45 stand even did.
That's why i don't fall for the gimmicks of brand names, i know if you spend a few minutes looking for alternative, but comparable tools to Park you'd be really surprised, a lot of companies will low ball other companies to gain recognition.
Anything D Dyomece, Oumers, Bike Hand Cycle Craft, I think they're called, they're blue like Park Tools, but every bit as good.
I just bought a $15 multi tool that's the same as the TopPeak Alien II, which is over $45, & it's every bit as nice, people were laughing at the purchase when I shared it, but then I had to explain these tools are for EMERGENCY USE ONLY, a quick roadside fix, but to prove to them its good, I assembled a whole bmx bike using it alone, minus for the bearings & head set, right after that it changed their minds. Lol
What mount is that under the stem (for bag support)? Feel like it’s been called out before but can’t find it
Ball end hex wrenches, not Bondhus end. Be wary of really cranking on them as you'll snap them right off.
Ball end was invented by Bondhus and is used interchangeably. hausoftools.com/blogs/news/a-history-of-hex-keys-and-allen-wrenches
I've spent just shy of 20 years working I'm factories and shops, and have never once heard anyone call them Bondhus end.
@@kellymorris10342 I don't doubt you've never heard it, but that doesn't mean people don't call it that. I've never heard anyone call soda "pop", but apparently some people do.
I have that same chain checker. I'm a little leery of it though. I've had chains seem to come up "worn" too early, too many times. Especially if you go with the .75 measure mark. Or, it could just be that I let my chains wear too much, and I put in more miles than I think I do (no bike computer, no worries).
They’re odd. The Shimano ones are the most accurate supposedly.
@@PathLessPedaledTV I'm close to giving up on chains, actually. I have a Priority 600 bike which has a Gates belt drive and Pinion gearbox hub. The bike is amazing and probably the cheapest way to get into a Gates/Pinion bike. After a decade of wanting a bomb-proof year round commuter that held up to our Midwest winters with snow, ice, and salt, I pulled the trigger on the 600 a couple years ago. I haven't done any maintenance on it since, granted, the pandemic had me working from home for almost one of those two years. It does need a thorough scrubbing and I just ordered the Oil bath kit since you're supposed to do that every 10,000 kms or every year.
It's heavy at mid 30 lbs and the twist shifter, which I like, does take a pause in pedaling to allow the shift to happen on the Pinion gearbox. Only gripe I really have is that they used a rear hub with very fast engagement, hence it sounds like a swarm of angry bees when you coast. But otherwise, I may sell all my other bikes due to liking the near maintenance free setup of my 600.
I love my tire jack.
Alright - you are the polar opposite to the race focused lads over at GCN (no shade, they are lovely). You just won a new subscriber. I am all for the partypace. I don't race, but like to go fast occasionally, but mostly ride for recreation and not to improve my FTP or BON (or other acronym). Lovely!
Awesome thumbnail bike boy!
Booster for tubeless tires
I have now been shocked by the wear of chains on 4 different bikes. 🤦🏻♂️ Three were on bikes purchased used and of indeterminate age but one only had a year of riding on it. I recently got some of the park tool hex wrenches too. Like them but learned the hard way to use the end that is intended for knackered bolts with caution. Was tired and used it without thinking on an non-knackered aluminum thru-axle and wound up having to extract the axle with an easy out drill bit. A new axle is on order
Hi, are you still riding your Brompton’s ?
I'm a tool perv. Love this
all my gears on my 2x don't shift perfectly. All pretty good in the middle, but high when in the big change ring is glitty and same on the low when on am on the small chain ring. Do you have similar issues when tuning your drive train?
Do you still use the Feedback Sports sprint stand?
Yes. Depends on the bike though.
do you like that ergon more than the gil berthoud? I feel like i've gone through so many saddles and cant find one that fits my butt.
Very continental Europe speaking here, but SQLab is said to be able to help anyone!
@@FfortheT ill check em out, thx
I like the valve core removal tool on the cap, but I swear every time I turn around there's another tool that has a valve core removal tool built in.
Just in my bike bag alone, I have 3 devices that have them right now.
* tubeless tackle kit
* Blackburn Big Switch Ratchet
* Wolftooth Masterlink combo Plies
It can't hurt to have backups I guess.
Where’s your location ,let me know l need repair it soon.Thank you so much.
Does anyone know what tire that is at 4:17?
Looks like a Soma Cazadero.
What is the name of the bag “holder” on the front attached to the steerer tube?
Swood T rack
@@PathLessPedaledTV Thanks for the quick response! I really like your channel. It doesn't look like the t-rack; it has a round cylinder at the bottom near the head tube.
Absolutely fantasias info. Thanks from Woodinville WA
Great video. Do you still like and use your Silca ratcheting tool? I first saw it on one of your videos and bought one.
Yes. It's awesome. Just not long enough to reach certain spaces.
That Silca kit is the tits (can I say “tits”?)
If you had to have one bike stand, would it be a seatpost stand or race stand?
Prob a seatpost. Can’t work on fendered bikes or mountain bikes on the race stands.
When I take notes thru a tool video, it is good content, for me. And I am interested in 2 of 5. That is not bad. Keep them coming!
@@PathLessPedaledTV Also, on some bikes I can still clamp onto the seat tube if clamping onto the seat post is not ideal.
My handlebar holder is a $0.50 bungee cord around the wheel and downtube, chain checker $4 from China :-) For the price of Park tools you'd think you're buying Snap-On or something... sheesh... personally, I'm a Harbor Freight guy since most stuff is made in China now anyway.
0:34 laughs in tout terrain... unfortunately I don't have tout terrain bike (yet)
Handlebar holder is out of stock @ Amazon.
Russ' fault. Haha
Wait!? No Opinel knife!?!?
Hey! the way you hold your hand being the small things to stop the blur... Brilliant! I have not seen this before (Perhaps I have been living in a cave). P.S. Great video! Very helpful...
I use Peaty's x Chris King MK2 Tubeless Valves, which have 2 tools, one valve cap is a valve removal tool and the other one is a spoke wrench tool.
As someone else said, I went and ordered the tire bead jack as soon as I saw you use it. Just recently on a ride I managed to break not one but two tire levers trying to get a Schwalbe Marathon tire back on the rim,
Marathons are why I bought the tire jack years ago.
I got it for the Marathons too
After so much advance in technology, I think stem replacement of reposition is one of the most boring jobs, it would be great if someone create a stem with a hinge in one side, so that you only will have to worry about two bolts, and forget about accurately spacing the upper and lower bolts...
65 dollars for a tool to hold the handlebars still, wow
A piece of rope from the handlebar grip, twice around the saddle post and tie off on the other side of the handlebars.
Yeah. I don’t know where you’re getting $65 from. 🤷🏽♂️
@@PathLessPedaledTV On your Amazon link.
@@johnboxxy3432 - That's from a UK seller. They're normally around $43.
@@SteveFullerBikes a couple of metres of rope sitting around the place still way cheaper.
@@johnboxxy3432 well obviously. Whatever works, man. I've used a bungee for quite a few years, myself.
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I regret buying the Park Tool chain checker, the regular pressed metal ones are quicker to use and inexpensive
They're also prone to inaccuracy because they aren't laser cut. ruclips.net/video/pP4r_tTXDIg/видео.html
@@PathLessPedaledTV Pedros Chain Checker Plus is my current go to, laser cut, and very usefully it doubles as chain holder while I fiddle with any chain, new or old. And it simple, durable flat metal stock. It would be cool to see some head to head videos of these tools, a la Project Farm, because it is hard to know what is good and what is less-good between the various bicycle tool brands.
I have the complete set of park allen keys. Completely underwhelming - Wera Hex plus would be a better choice.
Beta 953 are cheaper, and way way way better quality than those park tool
@@Thecrazyvaclav For bike specific tools the Park stuff isn't bad, but neither is Pedros for quite a bit less. For general tools, going German or Japanese made is the way to go. If you can find bike tools made in these countries you're really winning - the fit and finish on my Hozan spoke threading tool and Hozan spoke cutter are spectacular :-).
Shimano's own line of tools are very well made and cost about what is reasonable for well made tools too, since you'll only need to buy them once.
This is a bad video for me as I'm a total tool nerd! Definitely more spending to be done.
I bought the whole set of the Allens was cheaper !
Every pretentious bike mechanic, "BuT BeAd JaCkS ArE DuMb."
False. They're great!
Nah, most mechanics who spend quality time doing tubeless installs recommend them highly.
Tire jacks are not so much dumb as unnecessary for most competent mechanics, especially those working with wide rims and tires - some road tires will benefit from this, but even then most of them can also be fitted and sometimes removed without even the need for tire levers. Technique makes a huge difference to how easy it is to fit tires, and experienced mechanics have this down, while most people who bike will never change enough tires to refine their technique. I mostly use my (plastic) tire levers to lever trim panels out of my car without marking them. I haven't used one to fit or remove a tire in years though I do ride all MTB's. When I worked in a bike shop the road bike tires would sometimes need levers for removal and very rarely to fit them. There are certain rim and tire combinations that are extremely tight, but that's usually bad quality control.
AutoZone is my bike tool shop.
I'm surprised by all the love for the tire jack. I was taught that the way to install a tire is to drop the bead into the channel on the inside of the rim in order to make it easy to work the tire on. When using that trick even on new DH mtb tires I find I don't need any tools to install them.
It's not the MTB tires that give me trouble, since they are big they have more give. Even with putting bead in channel road bike tires can be stubborn to get in, might have to add the tire jack to my kit for the stubborn tires
bondhus=farmers-house in swedish
Park Tools are too expensive - pricing many potential users out of the market!
Tip: cross thread is the best thread.