Originally Posted by
fietsbob
+1) ... buy good tools for the job at hand, rather than a bunch of marginal ones in an all at once grab-bag.
+10
If you need to pull a cassette, buy the tools for that. You'll use them again. If you need to overhaul a hub, buy cone wrenches. You'll use them again. You get the idea. Buying a bunch of tools at once it a waste since you don't know if you'll ever need them.
DON'T BUY CHEAP TOOLS. When you buy a cheap tool you're actually buying two tools. The cheap one, and the good one you replace it with after it breaks. Park makes good stuff.
I try to find "made in the USA" for non-bike-specific tools like Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, sockets, etc.