Old 01-13-11 | 11:09 AM
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From: The 'Wack, BC, Canada

Bikes: Norco (2), Miyata, Canondale, Soma, Redline

Park is fine and work well. In addtion my local MEC (Sort of a Canadian REI) carries Zefal tools which are equally good to perhaps in specific cases slightly better. At least their final finish work seems to be nicer. As for durability I have not worn or broken any of the Park or Zefal tools so that part is a wash.

For wheels cone and spoke wrenches for sure.

For the frame a crank arm removal tool and BB tool to fit your situations. A nice headset press can be made from threaded rod, rubber tubing spacers and stacks of washers. For driving the cups out all you need is a long pin punch and the skill and knowledge to walk them out with light taps to alternateing sides. The cup removal tool is more for a shop that has to get the work done quickly.

While cable and housing cutters are nice you don't need them if you have alternate methods available. A set of big linesman pliers with the cutter in them and a grinder or Dremel to grind the ends of the housing back a hair is fine. For the first couple of years I'd cut my housings a 1/4 inch over on each end and then slice off the extra using a cutoff wheel in my Dremel and then a long scriber to open back up the melted inner liner tube before it cooled too much. It's slower but it works very well. If you have all that you don't REALLY need cable and housing cutters.

If you work on older bikes with threaded headsets you'll want to get the Park big flat wrenches to fit them. Otherwise you don't need them for threadless headsets
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