Originally Posted by
m4rx12
I recently had to leave my bike in the repair shop to get the bottom bracket replaced. As I do not have the proper tool for securing the BB I had no alternative. My bike is a fixed gear which I converted from a 1980's Peugot Road Frame and I had a blast working on it. Leaving the bike at the shop takes AGES (It has been there for a week now to get the BB replaced) and it means I don't get to have fun servicing my bike.
Any advice on a company who sells tool sets that fit most of the standard sizes of hardware. i.e. A set with chain tool, c-spanner, etc?
There are a lot of standard hardware sizes. We have conventional bottom brackets with their fixed cup, lock ring, and pin spanner tools; ISIS bottom brackets; external bearing bottom brackets which take a different tool; Campagnolo cartridge bearing brackets that use a cassette tool; and others. I have hubs which take 13, 14, 15, and 17mm cone wrenches. I have two different types of crank pullers.
To cover all of this you'd need something like the Park Master Mechanic Tool Set which runs $3700.
just buy what I need when I need it and recommend doing the same.
You may also visit a local bike cooperative where you rent a stall and tools for $10/hour.