Originally Posted by tylergarrison

so a friend of mine had a general bike-oriented toolset that he said he bought for around $30 online.

i look online and sure enough there are some toolsets like his for $30-$50, but i am not sure of the brand he had.

Now, the question for you fine folks is: which one should I buy?

I am looking to be able to take off cranks, swap BBs, take off pedals and lockrings, and most of that basic stuff that i would otherwise have to pay the LBS for when i could do it myself. I understand that I could buy a park BB tool, crank puller, pedal wrench, etc. but that gets kinda 'spensive. I found these little guys to be the most appealing and honestly just don't know what the main difference is between them (other then the number of tools).

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...egory_ID=4218#

http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...egory_ID=4218#

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/145...--14-Tools.htm

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/145...--21-Tools.htm

any ideas/other info?
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ps. forgive my ignorance in advance. i'm new to this stuff.