Aldi bike toolkit
 

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Aldi bike toolkit

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 DrJ
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OK - not Park Tools, but who knows?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/bike-toolset/p/807419510731800


 
Posted : 28/11/2022 10:10 pm
 igm
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The camera lights look vaguely interesting


 
Posted : 28/11/2022 10:21 pm
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Probably OK for a beginner, but I'm sure anyone who has been doing their own spannering for even a few months would have amassed most of that anyway. Only thing I don't have is a pedal spanner and as any decent pedals have a hex in the back of the spindle for an Allen key, it's not really something I miss.

The camera light gets generally awful reviews!


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 5:00 am
 bens
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Other than the colour, it looks pretty similar to the 'X Tools' set I bought from CRC many years ago.

The alley keys were a bit ropey but I've still got most of it. The cassette tool and Hollowtech spanner are still used regularly along with the crank puller. I think I paid £50 for mine. If there's a couple of things in the kit that you need then £25 ain't bad really.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 6:39 am
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Yeah, if I needed all the big tools then I'd have that.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 7:08 am
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They're quite useful, I've had a similar one for years and it's covers the basics well. I'd always want a decent set of allen keys to go with it like Wera hex plus.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 7:21 am
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£25?
That should be made of fairly decent cheese at least.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 8:32 am
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Got one a few years ago. Absolute pile of cr#p. Poor tolerances and made of cheese.

In this case, you do get what you pay for. Save your money and build up a collection of decent quality tools, way better in the long term.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 8:36 am
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Looks like the PX kit from ~5 years ago that went for similar money when on sale, been fine to date.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 8:47 am
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I bought this set last year during an Aldi bike sale - I think it was 15 quid.

It's ok. As others have said these are not quality tools, but as a starter kit or back-up kit it works.

At that price I reckon it's worth buying simply to see which tools you use. You can then upgrade as you work out what you need.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 11:35 am
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I bought something similar from lidls, about a decade ago.

A1 quality. In particular, the tool for removing my cartridge (octalink) bottom bracket.
Lots of brute force applied to bb, and no damage to the tools splines.
BB came out easily, after a bit of wd40!

I’ve never used the cone spanners, but the chain cracker worked a treat.

The addition of a pedal spanner in the Aldi version looks quite appealing.

At that price, you can’t go wrong.


 
Posted : 29/11/2022 2:00 pm

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