# Tool Geeks - Share Your Favorite/New/Odd Tools **URL:** \ **Category:** Tech\ **Created:** [July 11, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585 "2025-07-11T20:31:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/eric_fraer/32/1955_2.png) [@Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Eric_Fraer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/1 "2025-07-11T20:31:36Z")
A friend turned me on to Dave Rome’s articles, which was the gateway drug to Tool Box Wars. Good thing, because I was running out of parts I “needed” to buy for my bikes. Upgrading my home shop tools has become my newest splurge. Delivered this week was a BSC Tools chain breaker and Shimano crank preload tool. BSC makes damn fine stuff. This chain breaker is heavy, big, and turns oh so smooooth… ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/6/62478089870870dc9848b35a03eb354490a43c7b.jpeg) Another recent addition was a new setup for cassettes, including a JA Stein Hyperhandle paired with a Park FR-5.2H. These two play real nice together. I definitely prefer them over the Pedro’s Vice Whip and Feedback locking tool I used previously. ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e3076269347e89c1b4995289cdbebb5afc288bbc.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![James\_Heath](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/james_heath/32/771_2.png) [@James\_Heath](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/James_Heath)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/2 "2025-07-11T20:39:26Z")
The BSC stuff seems nice. I like their BB press, although I’m not keen on their headset press - I don’t know if it’s because it is very light compared to most headset presses, but it seems determined to press all my cups in wonky. The threads are lovely and smooth though ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Stead](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/mike_stead/32/795_2.png) [@Mike\_Stead](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Mike_Stead)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/3 "2025-07-11T21:00:58Z")
Easy - the sadly now defunct BBI CCS-1 Use this thing on every chain swap, also suspension setups and a surprising number of other jobs. ![IMG_6441](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/584f948dbd0a8c056307f653d067e71a52173a23.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![DrTallRider](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/drtallrider/32/4402_2.png) [@DrTallRider](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/DrTallRider)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/4 "2025-07-11T21:12:23Z")
Outlier to this thread, but I think it applies: Every now and then, I still use the fixed-cup removal tool that I made with $5 of hardware-store stuff, [per Sheldon Brown’s instructions](https://sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/bbcups.html). It’s never failed to remove a stuck fixed cup on old frames, often in conjunction with liquid wrench or the like. ![PXL_20241101_002727789](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/8/8e2a0d064b6a6657fc1518d12730d991bff99900.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/eric_fraer/32/1955_2.png) [@Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Eric_Fraer)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/5 "2025-07-11T21:20:39Z")
My press fit BB tool looked a lot like that for quite a while - LOL. ---
**Author:** ![WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/wcs_alex/32/1144_2.png) [@WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/WCS_Alex)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/6 "2025-07-12T22:52:04Z")
![1000045209](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/0/0b67b06c201f67bcfb0b58ad1d8eb0ab5f439eab.jpeg) ![1000045210](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4ea24363418c9d5f66b00f99b605af301d32cb33.jpeg) ![1000045211](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/ac4ab5205efee92f48f0694c3fd5387e689df954.jpeg) ![1000045214](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/acb1b5e4f19c8e47d94f2d8833dbd6046de1b2fd.jpeg) ![1000045213](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/a73e79f9bcfd0af7ab33f131a7de1a7a2333ef91.jpeg) Various ones from me that I enjoy using, never feel buyers remorse and would buy again if they were lost. Hex bits - PB Swiss and MIP Pliers and cutters - Knipex Big torque wrench - The Wera C2 (right and left torque 20-100nm). BB press - the Pro one from BSC tools. Lovely weight to the handles and presses everything nice and straight. And an old one, a very old hand vice from my late Grandfather. This gets used on ever bike with gear cables to hold the cable and pull it tight to fully seat the ferrules. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff\_Smart](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/geoff_smart/32/326_2.png) [@Geoff\_Smart](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Geoff_Smart)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/7 "2025-07-13T00:09:20Z")
I’ve made several for our community bike shop that gave removed hundreds of old bottom brackets to the extent you wear out the thread eventually Much quicker than the so called tools where you finish up slipping and skinning your knuckles ---
**Author:** ![McCookie](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/mccookie/32/1223_2.png) [@McCookie](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/McCookie)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/8 "2025-07-13T12:06:19Z")
Ok, I’m jealous. 😉 Mostly of the Knippex collection, but also the hand vice. That’s very cool. ---
**Author:** ![WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/wcs_alex/32/1144_2.png) [@WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/WCS_Alex)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/10 "2025-07-13T13:48:13Z")
![1000045245](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5b59b630d1f610a1cec18b447b9c3465d0082482.jpeg) ![1000045246](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5edb3e5b71c69e4eaaef16ee0e8f8a1c4319ba92.jpeg) ![1000045247](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/74bb4c0baa347202fd3871fab46b6e3f66e3c376.jpeg) Thanks 😄 Not pictured in the knipex collection are the hose cutters, that live in the brake bleed kit. Also just ordered some of their bowden cutters, which I’ll dedicate to inner cable cutting and use the existing cable cutters for outers as their cutting edge has dulled a little. Another couple of things I love using…PB Swiss L keys, the knurled ones, the BSC bearing puller and finally the Noble (now Abbey) wheel/freehub bearing pullers. All excellent tools ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/eric_fraer/32/1955_2.png) [@Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Eric_Fraer)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/11 "2025-07-15T02:45:58Z")
Bits and drivers… PB Swiss and Feedback Sports bits Park ATD-1.2 Adjustable Torque Driver Wera 416-R T-Handle Wera 816-R Screwdriver Wera Mini Ratchet Feeback Sports Range Click Torque Wrench ![IMG_3954](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d2c0f7819a7637f28a5263dd1f0864724fdc9f2c.jpeg) Greases and liquids… Back (L-R): Soapy water Drivetrain cleaner Alcohol Simple Green Front (L-R) Carbon paste White grease Green grease (w/ Radar Labs brush tip) ![IMG_3971](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/56f048ee84567ce7abb9cb1aef9b46475fd5d82c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Stead](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/mike_stead/32/795_2.png) [@Mike\_Stead](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Mike_Stead)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/12 "2025-07-20T19:01:20Z")
> [@Eric\_Fraer](#): > > Feeback Sports Range Click Torque Wrench You need to be very careful with the Range Click, that you aren’t applying force to any of the red part - ony the narrow silver knob. Very easy to do. Applying force to the red part will apply the wrong torque, even though it clicks at whatever you set. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_S](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/tom_s/32/396_2.png) [@Tom\_S](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Tom_S)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/13 "2025-07-20T19:03:28Z")
Those are sweet grease guns! I didn’t know I needed such a thing! ---
**Author:** ![WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/wcs_alex/32/1144_2.png) [@WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/WCS_Alex)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/14 "2025-07-20T19:32:46Z")
![1000045634](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/7/7457bb97054d2b85ae03da2bdb1ef8d033c11e19.jpeg) If you get some of those Dualco grease guns, which are excellent, I recommend getting some 3d printed bases for them. They add a nice amount of stability to them when placing back down on a bench after using. ---
**Author:** ![Matty](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/matty/32/2981_2.png) [@Matty](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Matty)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/15 "2025-07-21T03:27:17Z")
The one I use the most - a prestacycle mini inflator, modded with a pressure gauge. The gauge (Kodiak) is a bit slow (maybe 1Hz) but seems accurate. Much better head and seal than the old prestacycle model. ![IMG_5671](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9f28abe11b72ce23cffa34d422fad8272303ecf9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Stephen\_Biram](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/stephen_biram/32/3490_2.png) [@Stephen\_Biram](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Stephen_Biram)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/17 "2025-07-29T12:01:17Z")
Ohhh, I love that old hand vice… heirloom tools are the best. ---
**Author:** ![WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/wcs_alex/32/1144_2.png) [@WCS\_Alex](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/WCS_Alex)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/18 "2025-07-29T12:25:45Z")
Thanks @Stephen_Biram . It is so useful for holding gear inner cables. I get a really good grip on the cable and the wooden handle is slim but easy to grip hold of. I’d replace this immediately if I ever lost it (can’t see it ever breaking) ---
**Author:** ![gloscherrybomb](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/gloscherrybomb/32/2582_2.png) [@gloscherrybomb](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/gloscherrybomb)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/19 "2025-07-29T14:03:51Z")
My Wera hex keys 😍 Other than that, I like the VFM quality of life improvement tools I’ve purchased: This piston press for under £20 ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/9/9179cb83df8861bc6b23a1bae8a7f434fec0d04a.png) Bearing press and removal kits, under £100 for both ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/6/69fd3869db880cf5987e3c0c50c33f4ebcf3ac41.jpeg) ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/5/5b9dd83863ba8029e08d2b12d8933a6e79b41be5.jpeg) Internal routing tool for £4 ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/e/e4fc226901e920dee77f117412c2378c788ec898.jpeg) This excellent brake line cutting / barb insertion tool, under £10 ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/38925f1e16b94fab95062a2ab8e7f5e6847c2588.png) Some things (like hex keys) are worth spending a premium for, but so many other functional items are not. ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/eric_fraer/32/1955_2.png) [@Eric\_Fraer](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Eric_Fraer)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/20 "2025-07-29T16:06:52Z")
Ummm…that last item is not a brake line cutting tool. It’s a steerer tube saw guide. ---
**Author:** ![gloscherrybomb](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/gloscherrybomb/32/2582_2.png) [@gloscherrybomb](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/gloscherrybomb)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2025, 9:56am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/21 "2025-07-30T09:56:22Z")
oops, pasted wrong picture. That one is good too 🫠 ![image](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3d93a1c6d8b1e30fad0e24bb94bb733f25cc0a53.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_R](https://community.escapecollective.com/user_avatar/community.escapecollective.com/jimmy_r/32/2075_2.png) [@Jimmy\_R](https://community.escapecollective.com/u/Jimmy_R)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2025, 4:54am UTC](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585/22 "2025-07-31T04:54:11Z")
One of my all time favourite tools. My trusty Hozan spoke key. I’ve had this for over 20 years and I’ve used it for just about every single wheel I’ve built in that time, which would be well over 500 by now. ![IMG_8123](https://community.escapecollective.com/uploads/default/original/2X/f/f30aa3b3f1a737dae066b5a447340e27c41df378.jpeg) [Next page](https://community.escapecollective.com/t/tool-geeks-share-your-favorite-new-odd-tools/1585.md?page=2)