cycling tool kit
Favourite bike tool gadget
When I recently got a Specialized Roubaix as normal a new bike equals new tools. However, this time instead of yet another annoying splined spanner or socket with a ever so slightly different pattern to the half dozen I already have, I needed a torque wrench.
Park Tool AK37 Advanced Mechanic toolkit
Park's AK37 toolkit is aimed at the enthusiast rather than the professional. The price tag of £300 means that you need to be serious about workshopping, but if you are it's a great basis for a home workshop, with a few provisos and additions.
Open the sturdy plastic toolbox and out spills a cornucopia of bike fettling bits and bobs – everything from chain whips to tire boots to cone spanners, all in one place. There's 37 'tools' in all, hence the name, though I'm not sure glueless patches really count.