[Closed] Park Tool t-handle hex and torx?

They look great, but I'd prefer the Wera colour coded sets.

Lifeline do hex drivers that look suspiciously similar for about half the price.

https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/lifeline-pro-sliding-t-bar-hex-set/rp-prod200104

Do you really need that many Torx drivers? How many sizes to bikes actually use?

I have both sets of them and the Wera ones.

For workshop use the T-handles are a huge win and the reverse-threaded stripped bolt extractors are genius.

Are they entirely justified for a home set up? God no! But they are very good and they are by far my most used hex and torx wrenches.

The Wera ones are great but I've got used to sliding T-handles and having them on a wall mounted holder so the Wera set has been relegated to living in the van.

Do you really need that many Torx drivers? How many sizes to bikes actually use?

I work on motorbikes too, often KTM which use Torx a fair bit.

I'm not usually a Park fan and these are too rich for my money, but the damaged bolt extractor on the hex tools is brilliant, I really like that both of the standard tools are square ended as well rather than the accursed Round Head of Temptation. Not sure if the torx tools are really bringing anything special to the party though?

People always recommend Wera and they're nice tools but I really don't like the hex plus, I'd always just rather have a plain hex key tbh, especially with smaller and crappier bolts which bikes (and motorbikes) tend to be full of. (I know they sell some standard ones but they're not so easy to find). My everyday hex and torx tools are all bondhus and teng now, both really good, if unshowy. Rather tempted by the Bondhus hex pro pivots...

Wera are ace until the coloured sheathes come off then they are "just great tools" and not "great pretty tools"

Oooh - those look nice. Why haven't I seen them before. Shiny. My precious.... 🙂

Damn - now I want some.

EDIT and Wiggle have the Lifeline ones which are £67.49 if you use SALE10 as a code.....

Unless you really want the Park Tools ones, i'd just get a cheaper set, mine are from amazon and under 30 quid a set, work well and do the same job, but if you want a nice set, the Wera look great and colour coded, i find Park stuff a bit bland and standard finish for the price, unless you have a set or shadow board of park stuff of course.

Actually quite curious about the Lifelines, the Parks are great and I'd love a set of my own but it's too rich for my money, £70 is probably doable though. But none of the lifeline tools I've had before have been especially great- good value and usable but not a big spend item

I'm just buying the main sizes that I use from the THH set - I've a reasonably 'nice' Wera set (Hex+ I think) for the larger (6mm+) sizes. I use the 2.5mm one a lot for Shimano rear mechs (and the bleed screw on GRX levers) as the Wera one started to round those out. The THH is lovely for that.

Those lifeline ones are getting pretty much to Facom prices, park tools above that, i know what i'd buy if i had 100 quid to get a set of T handles, but that is partly because i can never seem to say facom without putting on a mockney accent!

Sigma Sports ha e the THH ones for £100 if you use the code SIGNUP10

For that money Beta do sliding t-handles in a cleaner look. I've never used beta tools but read they are supposed to be good.

I'm a bit of a Park Tool fan boi but I'd struggle to justify £130 for hex keys.

[Insert gratuitous workshop photo]

But for me the value in the Park stuff is in the bike specific kit they do. Having said that there aren't that many alternatives if you want the spinny T-bar from a decent tool maker. So i guess it really boils down to whether you really want fancy hex keys.

If I don't already have a set of P-handles I'd maybe ask Santa for a set.

@oceanskipper

Many thanks.... purchased both.

Cheers.

Beta 951 if you want T-Handles, or Wera for L keys. Proper quality tools, find the bike stuff a poor fit and soft in comparison