Originally Posted by
HillRider
Your comment about "...videos and books will show you depending on what headset, component set that you have..." is very true.
Campy lockrings and cartridge bottom brackets use different tool than Shimano and external bottom brackets use different tools than cartridge-type square taper and Octalink/ISIS use different ones altogether as do cup-and-cone bottom brackets. Cone wrenches are necessary for cup and cone hubs but cartridge bearing hubs need different tools. Headset wrenches are needed only for threaded streers but not for threadless fork/headsets. And so on.
If you give us a better description of the bike(s) you want to work on we can give more specific recommendations.
I'm working with Campy Record groupsets and threadless forks. I have been building up my tool kit with minor maintenance and replacement jobs and would just really like to attempt at building a bike from scratch. From doing general maintenance, I'm sure you all can sympathize with me when you are almost complete with a step and then figure out a specific tool is needed and you're pushed into a corner of going online or to LBS to purchase it (worse part is that now your bike is in handicap mode).
Here's what I have so far:
Campy Bottom Bracket Tool
Cassette Puller Tool
Chain Whip
Pedal Wrench
Various Allen Heads
Various Wrench sizes
Bike Stand
All types of flat heads and philips screwdrivers
Wire Cutters
Torque Wrench - do all torque wrenches fit this bill? I have one by also owning a motorcycle, what's the max spec of nM one would need for bikes?
I wanted to concentrate all my effort on getting the right tools, as the right tool for the right job will just make it all that much easier when building it. What else would I need for campy comps?