samsation7

I'm looking to buy an old nashbar Big tool kit that has red plastic covers....not the new Nashbar big tool kit which has blue plastic covers on craigslist. The seller is quite far from me, about an hour drive, so I need to know the quality and country of origin of these tools before I commit in buying. If you own such a kit, what are your impressions of the kit you own, and if you have extensive experience working with other Nashbar tool products, where are they ranked in between cheap chinese tools and high end park tools? I hope forummers can help answer my questions. ...and if this thread gets out of hand, I would love hear where people get bike-related cheap quality tools. I am a newb but I can pretty much repair everything except hub bearings.

TassR700

I have the Nashbar starter tool set and it is definitely at the lower end, but unless you are planning on opening a bike shop, it works just fine. The cone wrenches are the only thing I will definitely replace eventually as they are just stamped steel, but since I don't repack wheel bearings every day, I haven't done it yet. The crank puller, pedal wrench, cassette tool etc. all work just fine. The tools made by Ascent seem to be the same thing, while the Spin Doctor and Pedro's stuff seems to be a notch up.