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@hugo7
What tools do you have already?
What tools do you feel you are missing?
How much bike building do you do, what type is it, and what age are the bikes?
I got one of those halfords bike tool kits that everyone says are shit.
I've found some bits shit, like the lockring tool. It broke so I bought a proper one. A couple of the tyre levers gave up eventually...so I bought new ones... etc...etc.
Some people would say this is a good eg of buy cheap, buy twice. I disagree. If you cost up the parts, even subtracting the shit ones it works out as a good deal. Good tools cost real money, but in my experience, you don't know what you need until you need it. And equally you don't know what you use allot until you start using it allot. eg I've used the shimano BB tool once, and I can't see myself using it again for a while. Whereas, I used the crank puller allot for a while.
Assuming you've got no tools, I'd get something like the halfrauds one (they're generic so you can find the same one cheaper I think). Then I'd spend the rest of the money on one of those LFG chainwhips and a decent and REALLY BIG spanner.