Originally Posted by
johnnyace
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Mostly this is a matter of not having the right tools. I'm willing to learn, I've got the internet and potentially books at my disposal. I'm looking at this basic tool set on Amazon ...
Also, my interest lies mostly in classic and vintage steel bikes; I don't know whether this makes much difference ...
The right tools do matter. You can try to force it using what you have on hand, but you run the risk of doing damage.
I'll chime in on some of the other advise form above.
- Buy the best tools you can afford
- Check out videos on YouTube. I particularly like the ones mentioned above as well as those from Park Tools
- Working on vintage bikes may require specialized tools above and beyond what more current model bikes require