Allen wrenches - Park Tool alternatives?
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Needing some good allen wrenches and while I don't doubt Park Tool products are excellent (I own some), it seems there are likely some cheaper (but quality equivalent) alternatives when it comes to allen wrenches. Anyone have suggestions on brands they've been happy with? Thanks!
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PB Swiss, Wera.
TBH, Park Tool are basically mid range Hex keys. And quite overpriced for what they are.
I prefer to spend the same or more than Park and get better, rather than spending less to get the the same, especially with the number of hex (and torx) fasteners on a bike!
Hence spending money on PB Swiss and Wera (only got keys though, don't really like T or P-wrenches.)
TBH, Park Tool are basically mid range Hex keys. And quite overpriced for what they are.
I prefer to spend the same or more than Park and get better, rather than spending less to get the the same, especially with the number of hex (and torx) fasteners on a bike!
Hence spending money on PB Swiss and Wera (only got keys though, don't really like T or P-wrenches.)
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BAHCO "standard" allen's. Use it almost religiously. At work ( non cycling ) and for personal wrenching.
For T-shape allens/Torx I use Bondhus. Wera is also nice, I have mostly screwdrivers from them.
As above...Park is rather mid-low range.
BTW if you'll work with Ti components I'd recommend wrenches without Vanadium.
For T-shape allens/Torx I use Bondhus. Wera is also nice, I have mostly screwdrivers from them.
As above...Park is rather mid-low range.
BTW if you'll work with Ti components I'd recommend wrenches without Vanadium.
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I splurged on Beta T-handle wrenches w/ Allen and Torx ends and haven't looked back.
For general purpose stuff (read, not bike-related), I have SAE and metric sets of US-made Eklind key wrenches.
For general purpose stuff (read, not bike-related), I have SAE and metric sets of US-made Eklind key wrenches.
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Those come even in Bianchi "celeste" colorHaydn wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:29 pmI like the look of these
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I use Unior tools.
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Only PB Swiss Tools for me: https://www.remo-knops.com/6435/pb-swis ... x-key-set/ I'm owning two sets for over 15+ years.
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