Snap-On is an overkill for bicycles, Craftsman is really all the quality you need since with bike stuff your not going to subject the tools to the kind of torque that you would on a car. Fit wise...IT'S ALL A PERSONAL THING; I know some people that like the feel of Snap-On better and some like MAC and some like Matco and some like Craftsman...get the idea? Besides you won't have a ratchet in your hand all day like an auto mechanic; and the Park tools are not all that comfortable anyway, but they don't have to be since the torque pressures being applied are vastly lower then car stuff.
I work on classic cars as my other hobby; The tool brands I have are Craftsman, Proto and Challenger all which have a lifetime warranty but the Craftsman I can go to any Sears and get a no hassle no receipt replacement.
If your going to be a Pro Team Mechanic thus always traveling, what's the chances that a Snap-On tool truck is going to be near you verses a Sears should you break a tool you need right then?
Even the Kobalt brand found at Lowes which supposely has the same return policy that Sears has, I've been hearing good things about and their cheaper then Sears. BUT depending on where you'll be wrenching bikes will there be a greater chance of finding a Lowes or a Sears?
Last edited by froze; 02-02-08 at 10:24 PM.