Best Tools I Ever Bought

[Wingsonmyheels]

Far better with a sturdy simple item.

The human eye can detect irregularity in a rim as manufactured, so there's little point in those extra dials
unless you're a do-it-by-numbers
kind of person.

Our stands have adjustment for dish built in, but I think everyone uses the dishing tool instead, it can't give the wrong answer.

I’ve found that all my bikes have built in wheel holders, perfect for wheel building and trueing duties. You can even flip the wheel round to check dishing! Sturdy, but not very simple - there’s loads of additional features like steering and gears, and even a saddle which I struggle to use when trueing wheels.

 

[Canuk]

VAR digital torque wrench

 

[Canuk]

VAR chainring straightener

 

[Canuk]

Every mechanic needs a VAR lapel pin!

 

[Canuk]

Classic French clip on pannier tool box

 

[Canuk]

Now that is a cable crimper...

 

[Canuk]

VAR tool #78

 

[Canuk]

Motobecane Tool Pouch

 

[glpinxit]

Does the Campag alignment tool have a number/name? Quite fancy one now.

Not sure about Jim's reference of UT-VA030 but I have various Campagnolo catalogues in which it appears as UT-VS030, 1131001 and plain R. I think it is best known as the 'R tool'- see photo of the relevant pages of Catalogue 18:

 

[glpinxit]

Like most on here I like to have the right tools available for whatever I need to do for my bikes. And if not then I buy what I lack. But when I reached the stage of having to introduce a one-in, one-out policy when 'new' bikes arrived I started thinking about tools- specifically the big Campagnolo tool kit. Eventually a well-used but incomplete shop kit appeared at an irresistible price so I bought it and spent a happy year or two tracking down tools to fill the gaps in it. Although someone up-thread has already posted theirs I'm posting a picture of mine as it is an early (pre 1967?) pre plastic insert kit with nice touches like little sprung posts in the catches that push the lid up a few mm (though I've replaced the left one with a later one).