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Best torque wrenches 2026 — tighten your bike’s bolts with precision and avoid overtightening

Forget guesswork when doing up your bolts with our pick of the best torque wrenches

How to make your own versions of some popular bike workshop tools — a savvy cyclists’ guide to upgrading your tool collection

A guide to what is possible to make with access to a lathe, a modicum of skill, and some determination. It will cost you less than buying the 'Name' tools too

Cycling workshop hacks on a budget Sept 2025

Cycling workshop hacks on a budget: from pound shop hairbrushes to turning old towels into cleaning rags, here are our top cheapskate bike maintenance tips

Reuse, recycle and reduce. Here are some tips that could save you some money on bike tools, cleaning products and more, while still looking after your bike just as well

Topeak’s £1,200 bike toolkit of dreams, Princeton’s more affordable(ish) wheel sub-brand, new Panacer superlight inner tubes, fresh Fizik and Udog shoes + more from our cycling trade show travels

Highlights and sneak peeks from the COREbike show 2025 – Fizik, Brooks, Panaracer, KMC, Topeak, Basso, Evoc & more

Tools for the travelling cyclist — here’s what I carry to fix or bodge just about anything on the road

After a life on the road with his bike, Steve’s travelling tool kit has evolved somewhat over the years, but the essentials have largely remained the same. Take a look inside this tiny tool stash

Tru-Tension Fillfast Tubeless Valve System

Tru-Tension claims its new Fillfast tubeless valve system “sets a new benchmark in tubeless tech”, offering four times the airflow of standard Presta valves

The cycle and motorcycle innovator reckons its Fillfast tubeless valve is the "ultimate high-flow, anti-clog tubeless valve system"

Best torque wrenches 2026 — get your bolts to just the right tightness

Avoid expensive and dangerous over-tightening with one of the best torque wrenches

Muc-Off Metal Utility Toolbox

Not cheap, but very well made and not a bit of plastic in sight

£40.00

KranX Internal Cable Routing Tool

A reasonably priced internal cable routing kit that works well for most internal routing jobs

£27.99

Essential cycling tools and accessories you need to fix any problem

Whether it’s getting air in your tyres before you leave home, keeping air in your tyres on the road or making sure your bike is working right, Topeak will keep you riding