Service Tools

[The EMF]

Just purchased a crank arm and a spider lock ring removal tool for the Bosch Gen 4 motor ...... £56.00 for the pair.........
WTF........are these made from semi-precious metals.

 

[jimbob]

I guess its the price we pay for ebikes still being a new, and therefore relatively rare, product.

As the quantities increase the prices should go down, but probably not for a while. The tooling to make the tooling costs a lot and will be distributed across the number of the product made.

Doesn't mean I disagree with you though!

 

[The EMF]

I guess its the price we pay for ebikes still being a new, and therefore relatively rare, product.

Am i being a tadge cynical in thinking the cost of service tools is part of industry thinking to make you go to the bike shop for even the simplest of maintenance tasks...?
As the quantities increase the prices should go down, but probably not for a while. The tooling to make the tooling costs a lot and will be distributed across the number of the product made.

Doesn't mean I disagree with you though!

 

[The EMF]

Am I being a tad cynical ? is the cost of service tools making people go to their LBS for the simplest of maintenance tasks ???

 

[Mteam]

Isnt the gen4 lockring tool just an isis bottom bracket tool thats been around for years, and can be had for not much?

eg Ice Toolz ISIS/Shimano 8 Notch BB Cup Tool | Tredz Bikes

and the crank removal tool just a standard ISIS crank removal tool

eg Wiggle | LifeLine Crank Extractor | Chainset Tools

Total cost 15 quid

Or have I got it wrong?

 

[The EMF]

Ooooooer.......don’t know (I’ve never had owt to do with Isis stuff) but I’m going to check, cheers ?

 

[The EMF]

Sweet ?

 

[jimbob]

Am I being a tad cynical ? is the cost of service tools making people go to their LBS for the simplest of maintenance tasks ???

Possibly. Or they just know that people will pay the price!

 

[The EMF]

Once you’ve got the tools, you do the work yourself no wasted time going to and from bike shop and having to to pay for hourly labour/fixed price cost....do it yourself and you learn about the workings of your bike. Take extra care and attention to little details and the satisfaction of doing a good job after all if you don’t know how stuff works you can’t fix it

 

[jimbob]

Once you’ve got the tools, you do the work yourself no wasted time going to and from bike shop and having to to pay for hourly labour/fixed price cost....do it yourself and you learn about the workings of your bike. Take extra care and attention to little details and the satisfaction of doing a good job after all if you don’t know how stuff works you can’t fix it

Thats what I've always done with cars. I've spent a fortune in tools over the years, but saved more. And its often faster than taking it to a garage.

I'm now having to start again and get all the bike tools...

 

[maynard]

Thats what I've always done with cars. I've spent a fortune in tools over the years, but saved more. And its often faster than taking it to a garage.

I'm now having to start again and get all the bike tools...

Yeh this guys right. Me too . It also helps if u have a bike mechanic in the family . I think of it like . Hmm so I just spent 100$ . Doing myself. Mechanic would of charged 250 $ it just makes sense to do urself . And anyways mechanics are dodgy. Just ask Gary ?

 

[The EMF]

Expensive service tools returned and refunded......reasonably priced and totally adequate replacements sourced. ?
Moral of the story....consult the gurus on the forum for tips and lateral thinking ??