Bicycle Tool Kit - 35 Pieces £19.99 at Lidl

Don't really know where to post this one as it can fit in about 4 topics...

Seems a good deal, Im sure its crap quality but whatever..
spoke tool, bottom bracket tool (ISIS and shimano), shmano freewheel remover, pedal wrench, crank extractors, chain whip, tyre leaver, chain splitter, headset wrench, puncture repair , allen keys etc

Lidl store on
Edgware Road
NW 2 6ND London

I wonder if they've got some in stock at the Hackney branch? Does anybody know?

according to the website the wells st one does

Whereas in Brixton next week they're stocking items for the elderly and infirm (incontinence sheets and the like).

My experience with these tools:

spoke tool - will round your nipples
chain whip - will bend the first time you use it, and take your knuckles with it
chain splitter - will work a few times, then fail when you really need it
lockring spanner - seriously lousy piece of tin

tyre lever, puncture repair , allen keys etc - most people already have

bottom bracket tool, freewheel remover, pedal wrench, crank extractors, headset wrench - all okay, as far as cheap lumps of metal go.

I still have some of these tools in my toolbox, because they work for now. I also have access to a workshop with a lot of nicer tools. The difference is more than just durability. Ultimately, buying better tools as and when you need them will make the experience of working on your bike infinitely more pleasant.

Generally I'd recommend that people apply the same ethics and aesthetics to their tools that they apply to their bikes. If you would balk at the idea of riding a £79.99 bike-shaped-object from Lidl, then you should probably avoid their tools.Stamped steel dropouts and stamped steel spanners have pretty much the same faults.

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false economy. do the planet a favour and don't buy crap!

buy it, it's only £20.

you will replace a lot of the tools, but you will have them for 20 squid.. up to you.

you will replace a lot of the tools, but you will have them for 20 squid.. up to you.

i'm lpg and i agree with this message.

Buy when need, buy quality. Will save you ££££ in the long run.

Buy when need, buy quality. Will save you ££££ in the long run.

that is true, as you replace the shit tools with the better ones, but if your broke, its a way to save money and do some basic repairs.

my park fuck-off adjustable spanner cost nearly £20.

adjustable spanners, box wrenches, snap on tools, and hexkeys can me had at better quality and cheaper by buying the non-bike verity. its all about hardened steel, yeah baby.

adjustable spanners, box wrenches, snap on tools, and hexkeys can me had at better quality and cheaper by buying the non-bike verity. its all about hardened steel, yeah baby.

snap on are unbelievably expensive though :(

My Dad recommended them when I was looking for a torque wrench and some where over £2000. Yes, two thousand nuggets.

I bought the Park one. Does the job :)

by snap on tools i meant ratchet sets, not the brand per-say. they (brand) are pricey but my mates who are auto mechanics talk loads about their quality.

yeah, couple of my mates use them on cars/motorbikes.

Halfords 'Pro' range is good. I've got a couple of allen key sockets I use on torque wrenches, and they've held up really well. Lifetime warranty too.

Lidl toolbox, if you haven't got much oney it's a bargain, but yes, only about 50% of them will last....I bought one of these a few years back, not from Lidl, but one look tells me it's from the same manufacturer....if you've ogt few or no tools it's a good buy.

HOWEVER.....I just bought the fiver track pump, it's metal barrelled and just got my tyres up to 150 psi......

i went to get the tool kit, i couldn't see it anywhere.

HOWEVER.....I just bought the fiver track pump, it's metal barrelled and just got my tyres up to 150 psi......

Blimey, that's good value. I wonder how long it'll last.

I spent 30 gn on my Topeak Joe Blow track pump. Never failed me. I think they're well worth the money compared to those silly little things people buy as their main pump.

^ i've got one of those little mini pumps, and it has a pressure gauge. i was surprised to find it pumped up my 700x23C tyres to around 110psi.

^ yeah bullshit.

i inflated mine to 140psi just by blowing into the presta valve with the fishy air from my lungs.

I measured my fart one, 120 psi. Now I don't carry a pump, just an adapter and eat lotts of beans and curries. Saves me loads of weight.

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I bought one of the track pumps from Aldi last August and the adaptor just split - so very infrequent use over 8 months for a fiver - is that reasonable?

way to drag up old threads,
I brought a track pump from argos 3 years ago for £9 it still pumps my tyres to 120+ no problems
and it's had a lot of use and live outside most of it's life.