Seriously though, buying a set like you have makes a lot of sense, it gets you a base to get you going, although you’ve probably already discovered that “there’s always something else I need” :-)

This is particularly true of myself, I belong to a club that recycles donated bicycles. You can imagine what kinds of things one runs into, from retail store “cheapies” to high-end bikes, to foreign makes. You always seem to run into something that you’ve never seen before, so it becomes necessary to build a collection of “unusual” tools that you may need only once-in-a-while.

Of course, I do enjoy it very much, so it’s a part of the hobby for me. :-)

I’d be interested in your comments on the airtools and other non-Park items you have in your toolset, it would be interesting to me what kinds of “extras” that you have included that you have found to be useful in your repair work.

Enjoy your tools! May you have many good Saturday mornings with them.

Firstly, i need to buy a decent bike stand (thinking of an Ultimate), but when/if i get some money together, i am definitely going to try and get something as substantial as the PK57.

Oh, and this is a great site by the way, which was actually posted in a forum by non-other than David French. Nice one… for the site, and the recommendation! :0)