I've found some brands to be better than Park. I got the Park piston press for my brakes, but never found it was that easy to use. I now have the Bike Hand version which I think is much better plus it has a rotor truing tool on the other end .
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Same. It's the reason I keep a 4lb club hammer in the toolbox. I find threatening the derailleur with it works a treat.
Ooh I don't fancy doing that over a puddled gravel drive. Mind you at least "dropped nuts" won't go far.
And, obviously, if the hammer doesn't work, you need a bigger one
Was that to 'fix' the rear axle?You don't have "Axe" on the list either .. I had to use an Axe last week .. You seem to have discounted creative mechanics.
Well, I normally use them on my shins. I was curious if they had any other purposes ..
Good point ! Angle grinder - "saving you pounds (£) to save pounds (lbs)" .. Available now from all professional bike shops !If only it was that easy to change the BBs on ebikes
The saber saw is a new one to me - I'm hoping that's for trail clearing not any DIY bike maintenance
I only got that far and all I could think about was the flintstones ....
I think you illustrate my point Steve, because you've got 'mechanical awareness' from your past you can understand how something should be assembled or working and not just panic and give up or look to cast blame. Even if you don't have the inclination to carry out mundane service tasks, in an emergency you'd have an idea what needs to be done.When I was much younger I used to everything myself, not because I wanted to, but because I had to. I was fortunate that my Dad had been a plumber and was very handy at all sorts of stuff andn had passed on his "how to's", and I was an apprentice-trained mechanical engineer. So not much put me off. The big ends went on my Triumph 1300, so it was engine out time (nearly brought down my uncle's garage when I missed a bolt fastening the block to the subframe). Did a decoke while the block was away for welding and re-machining. I've done the lot, boilers, washing machines, just about every part of the car, all decorating and plumbing. But as I grew older and progressed in my career, I had more money, but less free time. Gradually, I started to pay people to do the unpleasant stuff for me. By the time I got into mtb, I was already retired, so I had more free time but I had lost the inclination to do the "difficult" stuff. On my mtb I have done everything except suspension servicing. On my emtb you can add in anything to do with the electrics. Along the way I have accumulated a lot of tools, most of which no longer get any use!
I know I could do it, just don't want to!
