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a) is it worth buying the tools or just go to LBS
Unlikely they'll have them unless they are a keen 'dale dealership. They aren't that expensive and quite useful so I'd pick up the lock-ring tool and the extractors. The fees and LBS will charge you - if they do charge you - will be about the same as at least one of the tools.
If they have them and don't charge you then happy days.
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Cheers for the info Howard.
Had a wee search online and tools are coming up at £60 all-in. Prohibitive for a man of my modest means so damn you proprietary tool makers...
I'm not likely to need to use them very often so will have a scout about for a loan from someone local and then see where I'm at with regards to buying/finding a sympathetic shop I think.
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Found some regular compact rings for my SiSl cranks for £50 beans, not the spider version unfortunately but hey ho.
a) is it worth buying the tools or just go to LBS
b) does anyone have any they want to sell
c) does anyone want to buy a used 53/39 spider set?