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Old 02-14-15 | 02:39 AM
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RoadGuy
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Bikes: 89 Schwinn 754, 90 Trek 1100, 93 Trek 2300, 94 Trek 1400 (under construction), 94 Trek 930, 97 Trek 1400

Yours tool needs will vary by the age of your bikes. Older bikes need cone wrenches, headset wrenches, and bottom bracket wrenches.

Newer bikes use a lot of allen/hex wrenches.

Either way, you will also need tire levers, a chain breaker, chain whip, and cassette or freewheel removal tool.

I suggest that you buy better quality tools as you need them. Park Tool makes reasonably priced tools that come with a lifetime warranty.

The kits usually include lots of tools that you don't need, and are assembled with collections of tools for fairly recently made bikes. If you have older bikes, a lot of the tools will not work.

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