Bike Tools to have as a Home Mechanic

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0:00 intro
0:20 allen keys (Pedros)
3:20 pliers, cutters (Knipex)
4:30 chain checker
6:00 disc brake piston tool (tyre lever) rotor trueing tool
8:00 torque wrench
10:40 bearing press

[richardclark]

Nick is a YouTube sensation! Cade Media, Chris hall, and this channel? He’s slowly taking over.

[emf]

Would love to see a video (with Nic if possible) on what bike work is easiest for the home mechanic, and what's best left to the pros, like Nic!

[Omeiden]

Chain whip+casette wrench, and chain splitter pliers

[dennismicallef]

One of my rarely used, but very important tools is a derailleur alignment gauge. Irreplaceable for a home shop.

[InSNuate]

0:20 alan keys (Pedros)
3:20 pliers, cutters (Knipex)
4:30 chain checker
6:00 disc brake piston tool (tyre lever) rotor trueing tool
8:00 torque wrench
10:40 bearing press

[mfa]

Knipex pliers FTW! Love the recommendation! Abbey, Wera... Nic knows what he is talking about!

[CycleXplorer]

Enjoyed hearing from Nick on The Wild Ones Podcast, nice to see him on video 😃

Things always seem expensive but if they're work and last they pay for themselves over the years.

I love my Wera Allenkeys for at home work

[josephhaddakin]

I would add cone wrenches, chain breaker, chain whip & bottom bracket tool. Good video.

[stevec]

Listening to Nick on the Wild Ones and the Cade videos, it’s always refreshing to hear his take on need vs. want. He does a great job pointing out when something is overkill or too much luxury and when it’s truly necessary.

[lafamillecarrington]

Allen keys, Yes. But not on a multitool. It makes them so much harder to use. I don't even have a multitool in the kit I carry on long rides.
Bizarrely, nothing about puncture repair, which is the job most people will do regularly.

[michaelkulman]

If not particularly weight conscious, I'd ride with that Pedro's fold out key set, or something similar, maybe smaller and lighter, like Crank Brothers M10?, the small multifunction Pedro's chain tool that has built in spoke wrenches and maybe a few thin wrenches and any other small bits and bobs rather than using some all in one type bike multitool. I'd try to find a small bag with a zipper of off Amazon for it that fit in an under the seat bag but can be moved to my backpack easily when I leave the bike.
This way I have things I feel are better at double duty, road and home with less duplication and less compromise albeit probably with a weight penality, which I accept.
I own a Leatherman Skeletool that clips to my pocket and I am toying with the idea of getting a bit extension and bits for it and that way I'd get some pliers and a knife but also the chance of losing loose bits...There are other tools that drive bits with and without a pliers that may make more sense but I own a Skeletool already and like it.
With many common bike multitools I don't like the stubby tools, the awkwardness of the attached chain tool, some of which don't work that great, and the concept that one tool has to have everything on it. If I thought I needed a few wrenches I'd just carry thin ones in my bag rather than getting say, an Alien tool. I haven't had one though, maybe they are great...but I'm wary of the concept. Let's say, I'd have to research it a lot before I'd buy it to get over my wariness...

[adamhindle]

Felco cable cutters. Buy once, use for a lifetime.

[raulespinoza]

Pedro's, Wera, Knipex, Abby Tools 👍🏻

[HabaneroTi]

My holy grail tool would be one that allowed you to non-destructively remove a bearing from a bore by the outer race from the inside. Never seen such a thing but it would likely involve a series of locking L-shaped metal rods similar to small Allen keys that formed a circle after being inserted, then you yank on it with a slide hammer or punch on it from the other side. Good bearings can be expensive so why ruin them just to remove them to do some maintenance work on a hub and such.

[andrewmorrison]

He is famous, I asked him to sign my shirt at the Tyne Riverside Cafe 😂

[lizchilderley]

Think you've just described a fairly intermediate/advanced set of tools, Nick! Most of which I don't have the knowledge to use. Did I miss the videos that show me how to use them!?!? 😊

[haydengloyne]

the knipex cable cutters spring open really wide. they dont fit smaller hands. the park cable cutter opens to perfect size.

[userbeverage]

Great video! 2:42 What bike is this? 🙂

[ivorslibar]

What is this piston pusher rotary tool at the end that remind as chain tool?

[DirkSachse]

Which exact disc brake piston tool are you using? I only found one from Birzman but it costs like 50$.