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Old 01-21-12 | 08:27 PM
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From: The 'Wack, BC, Canada

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

Go to Park Tools website, order one of each.

You do not need everything. But you didn't tell us what vintage of bike you have or what it's got on it for parts.

What you want to do is go to www.parktool.com/repair and look at all your specialty areas. Those being the wheel hubs, steering headset and stem and bottom bracket. Each of these areas has a wide variety in the design of parts used at various quality levels and ages. The "how to work on..." descriptions will tell you which tools you need to work on the type of each assembly you have.

LAter, as you get newer or higher level parts or get a different bike and find that you need another tool just look up that part on the same website and it'll show and tell you which tool you need for that one.

Other than this specialty stuff you'll need the following general tools;
  • Metric allen key set from small to up around 10mm.
  • Metric combination wrenches from 6mm to 19mm
  • Pliers of various types. I suggest channel lock, large and small needle nose, slip joint and a set of the big electrician's combination pliers, a set of side cutters commonly called "****s" and which ever other pliers you find you like the shape and color of
  • A GOOD quality Phillips screwdriver in #1, 2 and 3 sizes.
  • Hammer, plastic and rubber mallets.

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